Black Point, Clarke Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Clarke Island, and at latitude 40.5323 (S), longitude 148.2359 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Flinders 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) (TMAG)

Glycymeris radians (radiant dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (TMAG, MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (TMAG, MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (TMAG)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (MHR)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (TMAG)

Laternula creccina (elongated lantern-shell) (TMAG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (TMAG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (TMAG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (TMAG)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

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

Pseudarcopagia victoriae (Victorian tellin) (TMAG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMAG)

Venerupis galactites (milk-stone venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (TMAG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (TMAG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMAG, MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (TMAG)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (TMAG)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

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

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

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

Clanculus aloysii (Saint Aloysius’ top-shell) (TMAG)

Clanculus dunkeri (Dunker’s top-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

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

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

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

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (MHR)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (TMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMAG, MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG, MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (TMAG)

Truncatella scalarina (laddered truncatella) (TMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Ataxocerithium serotinum (square-mouthed false-creeper) (TMAG)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMAG)

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

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (TMAG, MHR)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (TMAG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (TMAG, MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG)

Mitrella leucostoma (white-mouthed dove-shell) (TMAG)

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

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

Pseudamycla miltostoma (milky-mouthed dove-shell) (TMAG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (TMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMAG, MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (TMAG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (TMAG)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (TMAG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMAG)

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




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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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