Denmans Cove, Port Arthur
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Port Authur, and at latitude 43.1385 (S), longitude 147.8939 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Bruny 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.

Nucula beachportensis (Beachport nutlet-shell) (TMAG)

Pronucula pusilla (tiny nutlet-shell) (TMAG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (TMAG)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMAG)

Lissarca rhomboidalis (rhomboid lissarca) (TMAG)

Lissarca rubricata (reddish lissarca) (TMAG)

Cosa fimbriata (basket cosa) (TMAG)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (TMAG)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (TMAG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (TMAG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (TMAG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (TMAG)

Condylocardia limaeformis (file-like condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocardia pectinata (combed condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Condylocardia rectangularis (rectangular condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Ovacuna atkinsoni (Atkinson’s condyl-clam) (TMAG)

Cyamiomactra communis (common bean-shell) (TMAG)

Cyamiomactra mactroides (trough-like bean-shell) (TMAG)

Gaimardia rostellata (rose-rayed arc-mussel) (TMAG)

Arthritica helmsi (Helm’s lepton) (TMAG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (TMAG)

Lepton trigonale (angular lepton) (TMAG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG)

Mysella donaciformis (wedge-shaped lepton) (TMAG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (TMAG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (TMAG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (TMAG)

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

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin) (TMAG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (TMAG)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (TMAG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (TMAG)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (TMAG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (TMAG)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (TMAG)

Irus carditoides (cardita-like boring-venus) (TMAG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (TMAG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMAG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMAG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMAG)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (TMAG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMAG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (TMAG)

Incisura remota (remote slit-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Scissurella ornata (ornate slit-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Sinezona beddomei (Beddome’s slit-shell) (TMAG)

Sinezona pulchra (beautiful slit-shell) (TMAG)

Herpetopoma scabriuscula (rough top-shell) (TMAG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Gibbula hisseyiana (Hisseyian kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMAG)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (TMAG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMAG)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (TMAG)

Brookula crebresculpta (engraved false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Cirsonella weldii (Weld’s false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Crossea labiata (lipped false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Zalipais inscriptum (inscribed false-top-shell) (TMAG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (OTHER)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMAG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (TMAG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (TMAG)

Stephopoma nucleocostata (ribbed-centred worm-shell) (TMAG)

Colpospira australis (southern screw-shell) (TMAG)

Maoricolpus roseus (New Zealand screw-shell) (TMAG)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (TMAG)

Crassitoniella erratica (erratic eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Eatoniella melanochroma (blackish eaton-shell) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMAG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Macquariella kingensis (King Island winkle) (TMAG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (TMAG)

Pisinna approxima (approximate false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna frenchiensis (French false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Pisinna tumida (swollen false rice-shell) (TMAG)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (TMAG)

Alvania strangei (Strange’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba layardi (Layard’s rice-shell) (TMAG)

Lironoba unilirata (single-grooved rice-shell) (TMAG)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (TMAG)

Onoba australiae (Australian rice-shell) (TMAG)

Onoba supracostata (ribbed rice-shell) (TMAG)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMAG)

Specula turbonilloides (turbonilla-like false-creeper) (TMAG)

Tubercliopsis cessicus (stopped false-creeper) (TMAG)

Socienna trisculpta (engraved false-creeper) (TMAG)

Zaclys semilaevis (semi-smooth false-creeper) (TMAG)

Brucetriphora granifera (grainy sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Eutriphora cana (white sinistral-creeper) (TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMAG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (TMAG)

Anachis atkinsoni (Atkinson’s dove-shell) (TMAG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (TMAG)

Zafra legrandi (Legrand’s dove-shell) (TMAG)

Fusinus novaehollandiae (New Holland spindle-shell) (TMAG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (TMAG)

Guraleus tasmanicus (Tasmanian false-turrid) (TMAG)

Nepotilla fenestrata (windowed false-turrid) (TMAG)

Zenepos mimica (mimic false-turrid) (TMAG)

Cystiscus angasi (Angas’ margin-shell) (TMAG)

Austroginella formicula (ant-like margin-shell) (TMAG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (TMAG)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMAG)

Litozamia rudolphi (Rudolph’s trophon) (TMAG)

Orbitestella iredalei (Iredale’s orbitestellid) (MHR)

Syrnola bifasciata (two-banded pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Turbonilla acicularis (needle-like pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

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

Koloonella coacta (forced pyramid-shell) (TMAG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (TMAG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMAG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (TMAG, OTHER)

Leuconopsis pellucidus (transparent air-breather) (TMAG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (TMAG)




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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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