Boltons Beach
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Triabunna, and at latitude 42.4012 (S), longitude 147.9841 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Freycinet 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.

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Nuculana crassa (heavy nut-shell) (SJG, TMAG, TMNA)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (SJG, TMAG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMNA)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMAG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG, TMNA)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Barnea obturamentum (tongue-shaped angel-wing) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (TMAG)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (SJG, MHR)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (TMAG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Solen vaginoides (southern razor-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (TMAG)

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

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (TMAG, TMNA)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (TMAG, MHR)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (MHR)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-venus) (SJG, MHR)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMAG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMNA)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (TMNA)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG, TMNA)

Sepia hedleyi (Hedley’s cuttlefish) (SJG)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (SJG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (SJG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG)

Amblychilepas javanicensis (rayed keyhole-limpet) (SJG, TMNA)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, TMNA)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (TMNA)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR, TMNA)

Nerita atramentosa (western black nerite) (SJG)

Nerita melanotragus (eastern black nerite) (SJG)

Colpospira australis (southern screw-shell) (SJG)

Gazameda gunnii (Gunn’s screw-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR, TMNA)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG, TMNA)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail) (TMAG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMAG, TMNA)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG, TMNA)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG, TMNA)

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (TMAG, MHR)

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia parkinsoniana (Parkinson’s rock-whelk) (SJG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (SJG, TMNA)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG, TMNA)

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

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMNA)

Fusinus undulatus (wavy spindle-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG, TMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMNA)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Duplicaria ustulata (scorched auger) (SJG)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Austroginella tasmanica (Tasmanian margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMNA)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (TMNA)

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

Agnewia tritoniformis (triton-like rock-shell) (SJG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG, TMNA)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (TMNA)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (TMNA)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG, MHR, TMNA)




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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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