Waubs Beach, Bicheno
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (E), in the general area of Bicheno, and at latitude 41.8722 (S), longitude 148.3025 (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.

Ischnochiton australis (southern chiton) (SJG)

Solemya australis (southern date-shell) (MHR)

Barbatia pistachia (hairy ark-shell) (SJG)

Barbatia reticulata (scaly ark-shell) (SJG)

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

Lima nimbifer (cloud file-shell) (SJG)

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

Limnoperna pulex (flea mussel) (SJG, TMAG, MHR)

Gregariella barbata (hairy mussel) (SJG)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (SJG)

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

Crassostrea gigas (Pacific oyster) (SJG)

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

Equichlamys bifrons (queen scallop) (SJG)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (SJG, MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (SJG, MHR)

Pratulum thetidis (thetis cockle) (SJG)

Lasaea australis (southern lasaea) (SJG)

Epicodakia tatei (Tate’s lucine) (SJG)

Diplodonta tasmanica (Tasmanian globe-shell) (SJG)

Mactra rufescens (reddish trough-shell) (MHR)

Placamen placidum (placid venus) (MHR)

Tawera gallinula (feathered venus) (SJG, TMAG)

Callista kingii (King’s callista) (MHR)

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

Sepia hedleyi (Hedley’s cuttlefish) (SJG)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (SJG)

Lottia mixta (mixed limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea alta (tall limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea corrodenda (corroding limpet) (SJG)

Notoacmea mayi (May’s limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (SJG)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Patelloida latistrigata (lateral-striped limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (TMAG)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (SJG)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Tricolia rosea (rosy pheasant-shell) (SJG)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (SJG)

Emarginula candida (white notch-limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

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

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (SJG)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (SJG)

Munditia subquadrata (squared liotia) (SJG)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella picturata (painted kelp-shell) (SJG)

Cantharidella tiberiana (tiberian kelp-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma adelaidae (Adelaide top-shell) (SJG)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Fossarina legrandi (Legrand’s fossarina) (SJG)

Fossarina petterdi (Petterd’s fossarina) (SJG)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus flagellatus (flamed top-shell) (SJG)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (SJG)

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

Clanculus undatus (wavy top-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (SJG)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (SJG)

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

Crossea labiata (lipped false-top-shell) (SJG)

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (SJG, TMAG)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (SJG, TMAG)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (SJG)

Pyxipoma weldii (Weld’s worm-shell) (SJG)

Stephopoma nucleocostata (ribbed-centred worm-shell) (SJG)

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

Epitonium jukesianum (Jukes’ wentletrap) (SJG)

Opalia australis (southern wentletrap) (SJG)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (SJG, TMAG)

Afrolittorina praetermissa (checkered australwink) (SJG)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (SJG)

Eunaticina umbilicata (umbilicated sand-snail) (SJG)

Lironoba australis (southern rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Rissoina elegantula (elegant rice-shell) (SJG)

Rissoina fasciata (banded rice-shell) (SJG)

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

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (SJG)

Argobuccinum pustulosum (flag triton) (MHR)

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

Semicassis pyrum (pear helmet) (SJG)

Ataxocerithium serotinum (square-mouthed false-creeper) (SJG)

Aclophoropsis festiva (festive sinistral-creeper) (SJG)

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

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (SJG, TMAG)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (SJG)

Petaloconchus caperatus (captured worm-shell) (SJG)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (SJG)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (SJG)

Mitrella austrina (southern dove-shell) (SJG)

Mitrella leucostoma (white-mouthed dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Mitrella semiconvexa (semiconvex dove-shell) (SJG)

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

Pleuroploca australasia (Australian tulip-shell) (SJG)

Nassarius nigellus (little dog-whelk) (SJG)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (SJG)

Guraleus flaccidus (flaccid false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus mitralis (mitre-like false-turrid) (SJG)

Guraleus pictus (painted false-turrid) (SJG)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (SJG)

Austromitra analogica (analog ribbed-mitre) (SJG)

Dentimargo dentiens (toothy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mesoginella pygmaeoides (pygmy margin-shell) (SJG)

Mitra badia (dark brown mitre) (SJG)

Coralliophila wilsoni (Wilson’s coral-snail) (SJG)

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

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (SJG)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (SJG)

Litozamia brazieri (Brazier’s trophon) (SJG)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (SJG)

Philippia lutea (yellow sundial-shell) (SJG)

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

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (SJG)

Siphonaria tasmanica (blue siphon-shell) (SJG)

Marinula xanthostoma (delicate air-breather) (SJG)

Trimusculus conicus (conical lung-limpet) (SJG, TMAG)




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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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