Woolnorth Point
Geographic information

This locality is in TAS (N), in the general area of Woolnorth, and at latitude 40.6415 (S), longitude 144.7257 (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)

Glycymeris radians (radiant dog-cockle) (MHR)

Glycymeris striatularis (common dog-cockle) (MHR)

Limopsis penelevis (penelevis limopsis) (MHR)

Austromytilus rostratus (common beaked-mussel) (MHR)

Modiolus areolatus (bearded horse-mussel) (MHR)

Mytilus galloprovincialis planulatus (blue mussel) (MHR)

Mimachlamys asperrima (doughboy scallop) (MHR)

Pecten fumatus (king scallop) (MHR)

Vulsella spongiarum (common sponge-finger) (MHR)

Electroma georgiana (common butterfly-shell) (MHR)

Hiatella australis (southern crypt-dweller) (MHR)

Anapella cycladea (smooth-toothed triangle) (MHR)

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

Venerupis galactites (milk-stone venus) (MHR)

Eoacmaea calamus (delicate limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida alticostata (tall-ribbed limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida insignis (Maltese-cross limpet) (MHR)

Patelloida victoriana (Victorian limpet) (MHR)

Cellana solida (orange-edged limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra chapmani (Chapman’s limpet) (MHR)

Scutellastra peronii (scaly limpet) (MHR)

Phasianella australis (painted-lady pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Phasianella ventricosa (swollen pheasant-shell) (MHR)

Haliotis laevigata (greenlip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis rubra (blacklip abalone) (MHR)

Haliotis scalaris emmae (Emma’s abalone) (MHR)

Montfortula rugosa (rough notch-limpet) (MHR)

Scutus antipodes (common elephant-snail) (MHR)

Macroschisma tasmaniae (Tasmanian keyhole-limpet) (MHR)

Granata imbricata (tiled top-shell) (MHR)

Herpetopoma aspersa (speckled top-shell) (MHR)

Astele armillatum (jewelled top-shell) (MHR)

Thalotia conica (conical kelp-shell) (MHR)

Chlorodiloma odontis (chequered top-shell) (MHR)

Austrocochlea constricta (ribbed top-shell) (MHR)

Diloma concamerata (tessellated top-shell) (MHR)

Clanculus limbatus (keeled top-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus eximius (choice kelp-shell) (MHR)

Phasianotrochus irisodontes (rainbow kelp-shell) (MHR)

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

Astralium aureum (golden star-shell) (MHR)

Astralium squamiferum (scaly star-shell) (MHR)

Turbo gruneri (Gruner’s turban) (MHR)

Turbo undulatus (wavy turban) (MHR)

Plesiotrochus monachus (common monk-shell) (MHR)

Cacozeliana granaria (grainy creeper) (MHR)

Notocypraea angustata (brown cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea comptoni (Compton’s cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea declivis (freckled cowrie) (MHR)

Notocypraea piperita (peppered cowrie) (MHR)

Opalia granosa (grainy wentletrap) (MHR)

Bembicium nanum (striped conniwink) (MHR)

Austrolittorina unifasciata (banded australwink) (MHR)

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

Sassia bassi (Bassian rock-whelk) (MHR)

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

Sassia subdistorta (distorted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Sassia verrucosa (warted rock-whelk) (MHR)

Hipponix australis (southern bonnet-limpet) (MHR)

Ellatrivia merces (southern ribbed-cowrie) (MHR)

Serpulorbis sipho (common worm-shell) (MHR)

Cominella eburnea (ivory whelk) (MHR)

Cominella lineolata (lined whelk) (MHR)

Cumia mestayerae (Mestayer’s whelk) (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 nigellus (little dog-whelk) (MHR)

Nassarius pauperatus (impoverished dog-whelk) (MHR)

Cancellaria lactea (milky nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Cancellaria spirata (excavated nutmeg-shell) (MHR)

Conus anemone (anemone cone) (MHR)

Austrodrillia beraudiana (Beraud’s turrid) (MHR)

Austroginella muscaria (fly-like margin-shell) (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)

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

Dicathais orbita (common cartrut-shell) (MHR)

Phycothais reticulata (knobbly rock-shell) (MHR)

Amoria undulata (wavy volute) (MHR)

Lyria mitraeformis (mitre-shaped volute) (MHR)

Waimatea obscura (magpie volute-mitre) (MHR)

Amalda marginata (margined olive) (MHR)

Siphonaria diemenensis (common siphon-shell) (MHR)

Siphonaria funiculata (corded siphon-shell) (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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