Mactra rufescens - locality listing
If there are records for this species in the database underlying these web-pages, the localities to which they refer are listed below in clockwise order (starting from the NE tip of Tasmania). 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.
The Water Rat island (MHR)
Paradise Cove (MHR)
Coulomb Bay, Three Hummock Island (MHR)
West Telegraph Beach, Three Hummock Island (TMAG)
Walker Island (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Ransonnet Bay (unlocalised), Robbins Island (MHR)
East Beach, Robbins Island (MHR)
Perkins Island (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Anthony Beach, Stanley (SJG, MHR)
Godfreys Beach, Stanley (SJG, MHR)
Stanley (unlocalised) (TMAG, QVMAG)
Stanley foreshore (SJG, TMAG)
Tatlows Beach, Stanley (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
East Inlet, Stanley (unlocalised) (MHR)
Black River Beach (N end) (SJG, MHR)
Black River Beach (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Black River Beach (S end) (MHR)
Peggs Beach (W end) (SJG)
Peggs Beach (unlocalised) (MHR)
Brickmakers Beach, Port Latta (MHR)
Cowrie Point, Port Latta (SJG)
Hellyer Beach (SJG, MHR)
Forwards Beach to Rocky Cape (unlocalised) (SJG)
Picnic Beach and rocks to S, Rocky Cape (SJG)
Forwards Beach (MHR)
Mary Anne Cove area, Rocky Cape (SJG)
Rocky Cape (unlocalised) (MHR)
Sisters Beach (MHR)
Fossil Bluff (MHR)
Wynyard (unlocalised) (MHR)
East Wynyard Beach (QVMAG)
Somerset foreshore (SJG, MHR, TMNA)
Camdale Beach (TMNA)
Johnsons Beach, Penguin (SJG)
Goat Island (and mainland foreshore), Ulverstone (MHR)
West Ulverstone foreshore (unlocalised) (TMNA)
East Ulverstone (unlocalised) (MHR, TMNA)
Ulverstone (unlocalised) (MHR)
Buttons Beach, Ulverstone (QVMAG)
Clayton foreshore (MHR)
Turners Beach (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Leith foreshore (SJG, MHR)
Lillico Beach, Leith (MHR)
Coles Beach, Devonport (MHR)
Back Beach, Devonport (MHR)
Devonport (unlocalised) (QVMAG)
Bluff Beach, Devonport (MHR)
East Devonport Beach and breakwater (MHR)
Pardoe Beach, East Devonport (MHR)
Pardoe Point (MHR)
Moorland Beach (MHR)
Moorland Point (MHR)
Northdown Beach (TMAG, MHR)
Margaret Rocks, W of Point Sorrell (MHR)
Hawley Beach to Point Sorell (TMAG)
Port Sorell (unlocalised) (QVMAG)
Bakers Point and Springlawn Beach, Narawntapu (SJG)
Griffiths Point, Narawntapu (SJG, MHR)
Bakers Beach, Narawntapu (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)
Little Badger Head (SJG, MHR)
Copper Cove, Narawntapu (TMNA)
Badger Head, Narawntapu (QVMAG)
Badger Beach, Narawntapu (MHR)
Greens Beach (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
Kelso foreshore, Tamar (MHR)
East Beach, Low Head (TMAG)
Weymouth Beach (MHR)
Bellingham beach (MHR)
Pipers Head (MHR)
St Albans Bay (SJG)
East Sandy Point, Bridport (MHR)
Lades Beach, Bridport (MHR)
Adams Beach, Bridport (MHR)
Bridport (unlocalised) (QVMAG)
Bridport Beach (SJG, MHR)
South Croppies Point (MHR)
Croppies Beach (north) (SJG)
Croppies Point (MHR)
Ransons Beach (MHR)
Petal Point, Cape Portland (SJG)
Roses Bay E of Lanoma Point (MHR)
Cape Barren Island (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Fotheringate Bay, Flinders Island (unlocalised) (MHR)
Killiecrankie foreshore, Flinders Island (SJG, TMAG)
Palana Beach, Flinders Island (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
Northeast River mouth, Flinders Island (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
Foochow Beach, Flinders Island (MHR)
Foochow Inlet, Flinders Island (MHR)
Patriarch Inlet, Flinders Island (MHR)
Patriarch Beach, Flinders Island (SJG)
Cameron Inlet, Flinders Island (unlocalised) (TMAG, MHR)
SE Flinders Island (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Little Musselroe Bay – N end (SJG)
Great Musselroe Bay (unlocalised) (MHR)
St Helens Point (MHR)
Shelly Point, Beaumaris (SJG)
Porch Rocks, Douglas River (SJG)
Denison Beach (SJG)
Waubs Beach, Bicheno (MHR)
Friendly Beaches (MHR)
Swanwick foreshore (SJG)
Nine Mile Beach and Dolphin Sands (SJG, TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)
Meredith River mouth, Swansea (TMAG)
Jubilee Beach, Swansea (SJG, TMNA)
Swansea (unlocalised) (QVMAG, MHR)
Kennedia Beach, Swansea (SJG)
Coswell Beach, Swansea (SJG)
Cressy Beach (SJG, MHR)
Spiky Beach (SJG)
Kelvedon Beach (SJG, MHR, TMNA)
Shelly Point, Kelvedon Beach (SJG)
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point (TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Saltworks Beach, Little Swanport (SJG)
Lisdillon Beach, Swansea (TMAG)
Boltons Beach (TMAG, MHR)
Okehampton Bay (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Raspins Beach, Orford (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
Millingtons Beach, Orford (SJG, TMNA)
Orford (unlocalised) (MHR)
Spring Beach, Orford (TMNA)
Rheban Beach, Orford (SJG)
Darlington Bay, Maria Island (TMAG)
Trigonia Corner, Maria Island (SJG)
Oyster Bay (unlocalised), Maria Island (TMAG)
Marion Bay – N beaches (SJG)
Marion Bay (unlocalised) (MHR)
Marion Beach – Bream Creek area (SJG, TMNA)
Two Mile Beach, Dunalley (SJG)
Lagoon Bay, Dunalley (SJG, MHR)
Eaglehawk Neck (E) (SJG, MHR)
Pirates Bay, Eaglehawk Neck (SJG, MHR)
Safety Cove, Port Authur (OTHER)
Roaring Beach, Nubeena (SJG)
Lagoon Beach, near Sloping Lagoon (TMNA)
Primrose Sands (TMAG, MHR)
Primrose Beach to Carlton Bluff (TMNA)
Frederick Henry Bay (unlocalised) (QVMAG)
Park Beach, Carlton (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Spectacle Island, Carlton Beach (SJG, OTHER)
Seven Mile Beach, Lauderdale (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Bambra Reef, Launderdale (TMNA)
Roches Beach, Lauderdale (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Cremorne foreshore (SJG, TMAG, MHR)
Clifton Beach (W end) (SJG)
Clifton Beach (unlocalised) (TMAG, MHR)
Calverts Beach and Goats Bluff (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Hope Beach (S), South Arm (SJG, MHR, TMNA)
Fort Beach, South Arm (SJG, TMNA)
Taroona Beach (SJG, TMNA)
Alum Cliffs, Taroona (SJG)
Kingston Beach (SJG, TMAG, MHR, TMNA)
Blackmans Bay (SJG, TMAG)
Snug Beach (SJG, TMNA)
Bull Bay, N Bruny (SJG)
Neck Beach, Bruny Island (SJG)
Adventure Bay (N end), S Bruny (SJG)
Adventure Bay (S end), S Bruny (SJG)
Cloudy Beaches (East), S Bruny (SJG, TMAG)
Cloudy Beaches (West), S Bruny (SJG)
Cloudy Bay Lagoon, S Bruny (SJG)
Randalls Bay (MHR)
Southport (unlocalised) (MHR)
Planter Beach to Fishers Point (SJG)
Louisa Bay (unlocalised) (MHR)
Cox Bight (unlocalised) (TMAG, QVMAG, MHR)
New Harbour (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Schooner Cove (unlocalised), Port Davey (MHR)
Carvers Point, Davey River (MHR)
Macquarie Harbour (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Macquarie Heads, Strahan (SJG, TMAG)
Ocean Beach, Strahan (MHR)
Ocean Beach (unlocalised) (TMAG)
Ocean Beach S of Trial Harbour (unlocalised) (MHR)
Trial Harbour (unlocalised) (MHR)
Trial Harbour (MHR)
Marrawah (unlocalised) (MHR)
Green Point Beach, Marrawah (SJG)
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