Shelly Point, Beaumaris
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Beaumaris, and at latitude 41.4356 (S), longitude 148.2773 (E). Its location (to the nearest 10 km) is shown on the map below. This location lies within the Freycinet 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.

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

Anadara trapezia (mud ark-shell) (MHR)

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

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

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

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (SJG, MHR)

Brachidontes erosus (eroded beaked-mussel) (SJG)

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

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

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

Ostrea angasi (common mud-oyster) (SJG, MHR)

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Neotrigonia margaritacea (pearly brooch-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Panopea australis (southern gaper) (MHR)

Pholas australasiae (Australian angel-wing) (SJG)

Myadora brevis (short myadora) (MHR)

Myochama anomioides (saddle myochama) (SJG)

Fulvia tenuicostata (thin-ribbed cockle) (MHR)

Venericardia bimaculata (splashed false-cockle) (SJG)

Eucrassatella kingicola (King Island thickshell-clam) (SJG, MHR)

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

Mactra antecedens (oval trough-shell) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (SJG)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (MHR)

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

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

Macomona deltoidalis (triangular tellin) (MHR)

Tellinella albinella (white tellin) (SJG, MHR)

Bassina pachyphylla (faintly-frilled venus) (SJG)

Circomphalus disjecta (wedding-cake venus) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, MHR)

Tawera lagopus (banded venus) (MHR)

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

Dosinia grata (grata dosinia) (SJG)

Callista diemenensis (Tasmanian callista) (SJG, MHR)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (SJG, MHR)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Notoacmea flammea (flame limpet) (SJG)

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

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (MHR)

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

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG, MHR)

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

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG, MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Munditia mayana (May’s liotia) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Calliostoma allporti (Allport’s top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella picturata (painted kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea brevis (short top-shell) (SJG)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Phasianotrochus rutilis (pink-tipped kelp-shell) (QVMAG)

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, MHR)

Velacumantus australis (southern mud-creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG, MHR)

Colpospira australis (southern screw-shell) (SJG, MHR)

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

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (SJG, MHR)

Maoricrypta immersa (common slipper-limpet) (QVMAG)

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

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (SJG)

Notocypraea subcarnea (plump cowrie) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

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

Sinum zonale (zoned sinum) (MHR)

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

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (SJG, QVMAG, MHR)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (MHR)

Ranella australasia australasia (Australasian rock-whelk) (SJG)

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG, MHR)

Semicassis semigranosum (half-grained helmet) (SJG)

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

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (SJG, TMAG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

Pseudamycla miltostoma (milky-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (SJG, MHR)

Nassarius pyrrhus (pyrrhus dog-whelk) (SJG)

Cancellaria granosa (grainy nutmeg-shell) (SJG)

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

Duplicaria ustulata (scorched auger) (SJG, MHR)

Hastula brazieri (Brazier’s auger) (SJG, MHR)

Terebra tristis (sad auger) (MHR)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Austroginella johnstoni (Johnston’s margin-shell) (MHR)

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

Austroginella tasmanica (Tasmanian margin-shell) (SJG, MHR)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (QVMAG, MHR)

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

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (MHR)

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

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

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

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG, QVMAG, MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (SJG)

Amalda oblonga (oblong olive) (QVMAG)

Zemira australis (southern false-olive) (SJG)

Bulla quoyii (Botany Bay bubble-shell) (SJG)

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

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

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

Trimusculus conicus (conical lung-limpet) (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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