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Molluscs of Tasmania

Mangeliidae: Guraleus (Mitraguraleus) mitralis (Adams & Angas, 1864) (‘mitre-like turrid’)

Synonym(s): mitralis A. Adams & Angas, 1863.

Typical shell-length 17 mm. Variable in sculpturing (from smooth to cancellated), and in colouring (from white to narrowly, spirally brown-banded). Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed. Native. Endemic to southeastern Australia (NSW, TAS and VIC). In Tasmanian waters, this is a widespread species; common in the N, but less so to the S.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Guraleus

A-L Localities for Guraleus mitralis

Arthur River: Nelson Bay
Bellingham
Bicheno: Courland Bay
Bicheno: Waubs Beach
Binalong Bay: gulches
Black River Beach: northern end
Boltons Beach
Bridport: Adams Beach
Bridport: beach
Bridport: East Sandy Point
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Burnie: Sulphur Creek
Burnie: Titan Point
Cape Barren Island: Thunder & Lightning Bay
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Lanoma Point
Cape Portland: Lemons Beach
Cape Portland: Petal Point
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Cape Portland (unlocalised)
Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Clayton: foreshore
Clifton Beach: western end
Coles Bay: Honeymoon Bay
Conical Harbour
Cooee Beach
Croppies Beach: northern end
Croppies Point
Devonport: Bluff Beach
Devonport: Don Heads
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
Earlham: foreshore
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Ulverstone
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: The Dock
Freycinet Peninsula: Cooks Beach
Freycinet Peninsula (unlocalised)
Goat Island: foreshore of island and nearby mainland
Granville Harbour
Greens Beach: main beach
Greens Beach: Nudists Beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Hellyer Beach
Herbies Landing
Hunter Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Cape Wickham
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: Ettrick Beach
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island: Little Porky Beach
King Island: Naracoopa: foreshore
King Island: Pass River Bay
King Island: Porky Beach
King Island: Seal Bay: Black Point
King Island: Seal Point
Leith: foreshore
Leith: Lillico Beach
Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Little Peggs Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)
Lulworth: Tam O”Shanter Bay

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M-Z Localities for Guraleus mitralis

Maria Island: Bloodstone Point
Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Maria Island: Encampment Cove
Maria Island: Gulls Nest Point
Maria Island: Hopground Beach
Maria Island: Howells Point & Painted Cliffs
Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marrawah: West Point
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Mayfield Point to Little Christmas Island
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
North coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Nubeena: Roaring Beach
Nubeena: White Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Penguin: Lonah & Lodders Point
Pipers Head
Planters Beach to Fishers Point
Port Davey: Spain Bay
Port Davey: Whalers Cove
Port Latta: Brickmakers Beach
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Robbins Island: Marys Island area
Robbins Island: Ransonnet Bay
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Somerset: foreshore
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Cemetery Bluff
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay – Coal Point
South Bruny Island: Adventure Bay: Grass Point
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Beaches: eastern beach
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Beaches: western beach
South Burnie
Stanley: Cow Rock beach
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Green Hills: West Inlet entrance
Stanley: Halfmoon Bay
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swansea: Kelvedon Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: beach
The Gardens: Coffeys Gulch
The Gardens: Mateys Gulch to Gardens Lagoon
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
Three Hummock Island: Mermaid Bay
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay: northern end
Trial Harbour
Turners Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
West Ulverstone: foreshore
Weymouth: beach
Woolnorth: Valley Bay
Wynyard: Fossil Bluff

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