Peggys Beach, Electrona
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (S), in the general area of Margate, and at latitude 43.0559 (S), longitude 147.2657 (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.

Chiton glaucus (green chiton) (SJG)

Sypharochiton pelliserpentis (snakeskin chiton) (SJG)

Limaria orientalis (oriental file-shell) (SJG)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna inconstans (variable mussel) (SJG)

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG)

Musculus alganus (seaweed mussel) (SJG)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (SJG)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (SJG)

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (SJG)

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (SJG)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG)

Varicorbula gibba (European basket-shell) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (SJG)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (SJG)

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

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Mysella dromanaensis (Dromana lepton) (SJG)

Divalucina cumingi (v-marked lucine) (SJG)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (SJG)

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG)

Spisula trigonella (triangular trough-shell) (SJG)

Paphies elongata (elongate wedge-shell) (SJG)

Paphies erycinaea (eryx wedge-shell) (SJG)

Gari livida (purple sunset-shell) (SJG)

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

Merisca margaritina (pearly tellin) (SJG)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (SJG)

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (SJG)

Timoclea cardioides (cockle-like venus) (SJG)

Dosinia victoriae (Victorian dosinia) (SJG)

Eumarcia fumigata (smoky venus) (SJG)

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

Irus griseus (Tasmanian boring-venus) (SJG)

Katelysia rhytiphora (ridged venus) (SJG)

Katelysia scalarina (stepped 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 flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

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

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (SJG)

Gibbula hisseyiana (Hisseyian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

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

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

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (SJG)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Diala suturalis (sutured diala) (SJG)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (SJG)

Alaba translucida (translucent alaba) (SJG)

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

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (SJG)

Risellopsis mutabilis (variable-shaped winkle) (SJG)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (SJG)

Amphithalamus obesus (fat rice-shell) (SJG)

Ascorhis victoriae (Victorian hydrobia) (SJG)

Hydrococcus brazieri (Brazier’s hydrococcus) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

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

Mitrella lincolnensis (Port Lincoln dove-shell) (SJG)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

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

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG)

Bedeva paivae (mussel drill) (SJG)

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

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Prototyphis angasi (Angas’ murex) (SJG)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

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

Syrnola tincta (dyed pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Cingulina spina (thorn pyramid-shell) (SJG)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (SJG)

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

Haminoea maugeansis (little bubble-shell) (SJG)

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

Retusa pelyx (bowl canoe-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Ophicardelus ornatus (mangrove air-breather) (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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