Hinsby Beach, Taroona
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Taroona, and at latitude 42.9552 (S), longitude 147.3445 (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.

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (SJG)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (SJG)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (SJG)

Varicorbula gibba (European basket-shell) (SJG)

Periploma angasi (Angas’ lantern-shell) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Venericardia bimaculata (splashed false-cockle) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG)

Diplodonta tasmanica (Tasmanian globe-shell) (SJG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell) (SJG)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG)

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

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (SJG)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (SJG)

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (SJG)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (SJG)

Venerupis largillierti (New Zealand venus) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea petterdi (Petterd’s limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (SJG)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG)

Nerita atramentosa (western black nerite) (SJG)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

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

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea subcarnea (plump cowrie) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Cabestana spengleri (Spengler’s rock-whelk) (SJG)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG)

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

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

Epidirona philipineri (Philipiner’s turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra tasmanica (Tasmanian ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (SJG)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Aplysia juliana (Julian sea-hare) (SJG)

Salinator fragilis (fragile air-breather) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (SJG)




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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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