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Molluscs of Tasmania

Vermetidae – Vermetinae: Thylacodes sipho (Lamarck, 1818) (‘common worm-shell’)

Synonym(s): sipho Lamarck, 1818 decussatus Gmelin, 1791 dentiferus Lamarck, 1818 sulcata Lamarck, 1818 arenarius Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 longifilis Mörch, 1862 repens Mörch, 1862.
Typical shell-length 70 mm. May live solitarily or in dense intertwined aggregates. Lives subtidally and offshore amongst rocks and seaweed, cemented to the surface of rocks and shells, sometimes in aggregations. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (NSW, TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species in the N, rare or absent to the S.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda – Sorbeoconcha
Order: Hypsogastropoda – Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vermetoidea
Family: Vermetidae
Subfamily: Vermetinae
Genus: Thylacodes

A-L Localities for Thylacodes sipho

Beechford: foreshore
Bellingham
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Bridport: beach
Burnie: Titan Point
Cape Barren Island: Bungs Beach
Cape Barren Island: Kent Bay
Cape Portland: Home Beach
Cape Portland: Lanoma Point
Cape Portland: Petal Point
Cape Portland: Roses Bay
Clarke Island: Black Point
Clarke Island: Black Point – beach to N
Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Clarke Island: Kangaroo Bay to Seal Point
Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Clayton: foreshore
Cockle Creek Bay
Coles Bay: foreshore
Croppies Beach: northern end
Denison Beach: Porch Rocks
Devonport: Bluff Beach
Devonport: Coles Beach
Devonport: Paradise Cove (unlocalised)
East Devonport: beach & breakwater
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Moorland Point
East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Kangaroo Island: North Point
East Kangaroo Island (unlocalised)
East Ulverstone
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
East Wynyard: beach
Eddystone Point (unlocalised)
Falmouth: Mariposa Beach
Flinders Island: Arthur Bay: Long Point
Flinders Island: Badger Corner
Flinders Island: Beach S of Big River Road
Flinders Island: Big River Cove
Flinders Island: Boat Harbour Beach
Flinders Island: Foochow Beach
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie Bay (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Lady Barron: Fisher Island
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Lillies Bay
Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Flinders Island: Patriarch Beach
Flinders Island: Patriarch Inlet
Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Flinders Island: Sawyers Bay
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay: Pine Scrub
Flinders Island: The Dock
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Flinders Island: White Beach to Dick Davey Shoal
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Goat Island: foreshore of island and nearby mainland
Greens Beach: main beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Hellyer Beach
Herbies Landing
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: Currie Harbour
King Island: Disappointment Bay
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Grassy Harbour
King Island: Grassy Harbour: Sandblow Bay
King Island: Halfmoon Bay
King Island: Lavinia Beach: beach nr Lake Martha Lavinia
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 (unlocalised)
King Island: Yellow Rock Beach
Leith: foreshore
Leith: Lillico Beach
Little Musselroe Bay: Tree Point area
Little Peggs Beach
Low Head: Bellbuoy Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)

Vexitomina
Vexitomina
M-Z Localities for Thylacodes sipho

Maria Island: Darlington Bay
Marion Bay: Bream Creek foreshore
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Narawntapu: Bakers Beach
Narawntapu: Bakers Point & Springlawn Beach
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
Narawntapu: Griffiths Point
Narawntapu: Little Badger Head
North Bruny Island: Roberts Point
Northdown Beach
Outer Sister Island
Passage Island
Peggs Beach: eastern end
Peggs Beach (unlocalised)
Peggs Beach: western end
Penguin: Lonah & Lodders Point
Penguin Point
Penguin (unlocalised)
Pipers Head
Planters Beach to Fishers Point
Port Davey: Schooner Cove
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Port Sorell (unlocalised)
Robbins Island: East Beach
Robbins Island: Marys Island area
Rocky Cape: Anniversary Bay
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: foreshore N of Picnic Beach
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: northern coves
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Rocky Cape (unlocalised)
Shearwater: Freers Beach
Sisters Beach
Smithton: Duck River mouth
Somerset: foreshore
South Croppies Point
South East coast of Tasmania (unlocalised)
Southport: Roaring Beach
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: East Inlet
Stanley: foreshore
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Stanley (unlocalised)
Swansea: Jubilee Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Tasmania (unlocalised)
The Gardens: Cosy Corner
Three Hummock Island: Rape Bay
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay
Three Hummock Island: Three Gullies Bay: southern end
Turners Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
West Ulverstone: foreshore
Weymouth: beach
Woolnorth: Davisons Bay
Woolnorth: Woolnorth Point

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