Johnsons Beach, Penguin
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Penguin, and at latitude 41.1068 (S), longitude 146.0674 (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.

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (TMNA)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMNA)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMNA)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (TMNA)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (TMNA)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (TMNA)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (TMNA)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG, TMNA)

Pseudarcopagia victoriae (Victorian tellin) (TMNA)

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

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (TMNA)

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMNA)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG, TMNA)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, TMNA)

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

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (TMNA)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (TMNA)

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

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (TMNA)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (TMNA)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMNA)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (TMNA)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

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

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (TMNA)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (TMNA)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMNA)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMNA)

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

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMNA)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (TMNA)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (TMNA)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG, TMNA)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG, TMNA)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMNA)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (TMNA)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMNA)

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

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMNA)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG, TMNA)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMNA)

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (TMNA)

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (SJG)

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

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (TMNA)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (TMNA)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (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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