Bellingham beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Bellingham, and at latitude 41.014 (S), longitude 147.1613 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Boags bioregion.

Species recorded from this locality

The list below shows the species, listed in taxonomic order, for which there are records from this locality in the database underlying these web-pages. Doubtful records have been excluded. Sources are as follows: SJG - Simon Grove records; TMAG - Tasmanian Museum accesssions; QVMAG - Queen Victoria Museum accessions; MHR - Margaret Richmond records; TMNA - Tasmanian Marine Naturalists Association records; OTHER - other sources.

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (OTHER)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR, OTHER)

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle) (MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (MHR, OTHER)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Notochlamys hexactes (Tasmanian scallop) (MHR)

Semipallium aktinos (shagreened scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Spondylus tenellus (slender thorny-oyster) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora) (MHR)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Eucrassatella kingicola (King Island thickshell-clam) (MHR)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell) (QVMAG)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (MHR)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (MHR)

Soletellina biradiata (double-rayed sunset-shell) (MHR)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (MHR)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (MHR)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (MHR)

Dosinia victoriae (Victorian dosinia) (MHR)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (MHR)

Eumarcia fumigata (smoky venus) (MHR)

Irus crenatus (scaly boring-venus) (MHR)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (MHR, OTHER)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR, OTHER)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Phasianella variegata (variegated pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR, OTHER)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (MHR)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR, OTHER)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (OTHER)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (OTHER)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (OTHER)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (QVMAG, MHR, OTHER)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Stomatella impertusa (common ear-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR, OTHER)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Batillariella estuarina (estuarine mud-creeper) (MHR)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (MHR, OTHER)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (MHR, OTHER)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (OTHER)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (OTHER)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (OTHER)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (MHR)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR, OTHER)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (MHR, OTHER)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (QVMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR, OTHER)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (OTHER)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (OTHER)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR, OTHER)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (OTHER)

Rissoina angasi (Angas’ rice-shell) (OTHER)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Pseudoliotia micans (reflective glass-shell) (MHR)

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR, OTHER)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (OTHER)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Mitrella tenuis (white-based dove-shell) (MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (MHR)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (OTHER)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR, OTHER)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR, OTHER)

Guraleus alucinans (dreaming false-turrid) (MHR, OTHER)

Guraleus cuspis (pointed false-turrid) (MHR)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (MHR, OTHER)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (OTHER)

Macteola anomala (anomalous false-turrid) (OTHER)

Marita compta (margin-like false-turrid) (OTHER)

Duplicaria ustulata (scorched auger) (MHR)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (OTHER)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (MHR)

Austroginella johnstoni (Johnston’s margin-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (MHR)

Mesoginella turbinata (top-shaped margin-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR, OTHER)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (MHR)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (MHR, OTHER)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR)

Favartia brazieri (Brazier’s murex) (OTHER)

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (OTHER)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (OTHER)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (OTHER)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR, OTHER)

Turbonilla mariae (Maria’s pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Tornatina exserta (tapered peanut-shell) (MHR)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (MHR, OTHER)

Phallomedusa solida (solid air-breather) (QVMAG, MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (MHR, OTHER)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (MHR)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather) (QVMAG, MHR, OTHER)




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Information and disclaimer: The web-pages on this web-site are generated from an underlying database. These can be cited as Grove, S.J. (2011). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania web-site and database respectively. Whilst great care is taken to accurately identify specimens featured on this web-site and to allocate all records to the most appropriate taxonomic names available, no guarantee is offered that all identifications are accurate, nor that the taxa to which they have been allocated are currently valid. Commentaries on habitat, distribution and biology are also subject to change as new information comes to light. If you have any enquiries, or any comments that will help improve the content or appearance of these pages, then please follow the links from 'contact' on the left-hand panel.

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