Waterhouse Point
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Waterhouse, and at latitude 40.8211 (S), longitude 147.6701 (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)

Micromytilus crenatuliferus (scalloped micromussel) (MHR)

Notomytilus ruber (reddish micromussel) (MHR)

Limatula strangei (Strange’s file-shell) (MHR)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (MHR)

Musculus impactus (nesting mussel) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (MHR)

Cleidothaerus albidus (white rock-clam) (MHR)

Myadora complexa (complex myadora) (MHR)

Cardita excavata (excavated false-cockle) (MHR)

Wallucina assimilis (common mud-lucine) (MHR)

Mactra jacksonensis (Port Jackson trough-shell) (MHR)

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

Cadulus vincentianus (Vincentian tusk-shell) (MHR)

Sepia apama (giant cuttlefish) (TMAG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Amblychilepas crucis (crossed keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Cosmetalepas concatenatus (pitted keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (MHR)

Austroliotia australis (southern liotia) (MHR)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

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

Notogibbula bicarinata (Cox’s top-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

Bankivia fasciata (banded kelp-shell) (MHR)

Ethminolia probabilis (May’s top-shell) (MHR)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Batillariella estuarina (estuarine mud-creeper) (MHR)

Zeacumantus diemenensis (common mud-creeper) (MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Cacozeliana icarus (icarus creeper) (MHR)

Alaba monile (spotted alaba) (MHR)

Calyptraea calyptraeformis (common shelf-limpet) (MHR)

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Janthina janthina (common violet-snail) (MHR)

Eulima augur (large urchin-snail) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Laevilitorina mariae (Maria’s winkle) (MHR)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (MHR)

Polinices conica (conical sand-snail) (MHR)

Alvania fasciata (banded rice-shell) (MHR)

Alvania strangei (Strange’s rice-shell) (MHR)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (MHR)

Merelina cheilostoma (lipped rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina angasi (Angas’ rice-shell) (MHR)

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (MHR)

Lodderia lodderae (Loddera’s glass-shell) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Naricava vincentiana (Vincentian vanikoro) (MHR)

Antisabia foliacea (leafy bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

Tasmeuthria clarkei (Clarke’s whelk) (MHR)

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

Anachis interrupta (interrupted dove-shell) (MHR)

Mitrella menkeana (pointed dove-shell) (MHR)

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (MHR)

Mitrella tenuis (white-based dove-shell) (MHR)

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (MHR)

Nassarius pauper (pauper dog-whelk) (MHR)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (MHR)

Cystiscus angasi (Angas’ margin-shell) (MHR)

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

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (MHR)

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Cupidoliva nympha (nymph olive) (MHR)

Odostomia mayii (May’s pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Cingulina spina (thorn pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Pyrgiscus fuscus (dusky pyramid-shell) (MHR)

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

Turbonilla tasmanica (Tasmanian pyramid-shell) (MHR)

Haminoea maugeansis (little bubble-shell) (MHR)

Tornatina exserta (tapered peanut-shell) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (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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