Penguin Point
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Penguin, and at latitude 41.1186 (S), longitude 146.1195 (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)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (MHR)

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

Katelysia scalarina (stepped venus) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-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 irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (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)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (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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