Palana Beach, Flinders Island
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Flinders Island, and at latitude 39.7613 (S), longitude 147.8813 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Flinders 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.

Cryptoplax striata (streaky fleshy-chiton) (TMAG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

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

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Glycymeris grayana (Gray’s dog-cockle) (MHR)

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

Tucetona flabellata (fan-like dog-cockle) (MHR)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (SJG, QVMAG, MHR)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (TMAG)

Modiolus albicostatus (white-sided horse-mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Semipallium aktinos (shagreened scallop) (MHR)

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

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Barnea obturamentum (tongue-shaped angel-wing) (MHR)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (MHR)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora) (TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG, TMAG)

Myllita auriculata (eared myllita) (TMAG)

Myllita tasmanica (Tasmanian myllita) (TMAG, MHR)

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

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (MHR)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Felaniella globularis (inflated globe-shell) (SJG)

Mactra jacksonensis (Port Jackson trough-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Paphies cuneata (wedge-shaped wedge-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

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

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

Gari kenyoniana (Kenyon’s sunset-shell) (MHR)

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

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin) (SJG, TMAG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Bassina pachyphylla (faintly-frilled venus) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (TMAG)

Dosinia caerulea (blue-tinged dosinia) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Venerupis anomala (little bean venus) (TMAG)

Venerupis galactites (milk-stone venus) (MHR)

Cadulus vincentianus (Vincentian tusk-shell) (MHR)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (SJG)

Sepia hedleyi (Hedley’s cuttlefish) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Hemitoma subemarginata (giant notch-limpet) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Tugali cicatricosa (scarred notch-limpet) (MHR)

Amblychilepas crucis (crossed keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

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

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Astele subcarinatum (giant top-shell) (SJG)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Clanculus plebejus (people’s top-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Turbo gruneri (Gruner’s turban) (MHR)

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

Nerita atramentosa (western black nerite) (SJG)

Nerita melanotragus (eastern black nerite) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (TMAG)

Maoricrypta immersa (common slipper-limpet) (TMAG)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG, MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium melanostoma (black-mouth conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (TMAG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Neverita aulacoglossa (common sand-snail) (QVMAG, MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Sassia eburnea (pink-tipped rock-whelk) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

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

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (SJG)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

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

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (TMAG)

Etrema bicolor (bicoloured false-turrid) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Vexillum australe (southern mitre) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Mesoginella turbinata (top-shaped margin-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Haustrum vinosum (purple-mouthed rock-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Agnewia tritoniformis (triton-like rock-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Litozamia petterdi (Petterd’s trophon) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (TMAG, MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (SJG)

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

Bulla quoyii (Botany Bay bubble-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Philine angasi (Angas’ bubble-shell) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (TMAG, MHR)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (TMAG)

Trimusculus conicus (conical lung-limpet) (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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