Watcombe Beach, Penguin
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Penguin, and at latitude 41.1153 (S), longitude 146.0771 (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) (TMNA)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (TMNA)

Pseudarcopagia botanica (Botany Bay tellin) (TMNA)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (TMNA)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (TMNA)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (TMNA)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (TMNA)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (TMNA)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (TMNA)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (TMNA)

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

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (TMNA)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (TMNA)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (TMNA)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (TMNA)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (TMNA)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (TMNA)

Bembicium auratum (estuarine conniwink) (TMNA)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (TMNA)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (TMNA)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (TMNA)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (TMNA)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (TMNA)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (TMNA)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (TMNA)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (TMNA)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (TMNA)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (TMNA)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (QVMAG, TMNA)

Onchidella nigricans (limpet-like sea-slug) (QVMAG)




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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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