Moorland Point
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of East Devonport, and at latitude 41.1601 (S), longitude 146.4507 (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.

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR)

Mactra pura (white trough-shell) (MHR)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

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

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

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

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

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Tenagodus australis (southern worm-shell) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR)

Mitra glabra (smooth mitre) (MHR)

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

Pterochelus triformis (three-cornered murex) (MHR)

Muricopsis umbilicatus (umbilicated murex) (MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (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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