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Molluscs of Tasmania

Trochidae – Trochinae: Clanculus flagellatus (Philippi, 1849) (‘flamed top-shell’)

Synonym(s): flagellatus Philippi, 1848.

Typical shell-length 18 mm. Lives subtidally amongst rocks and seaweed, especially in moderately exposed environments. Native. Endemic to southeastern and southwestern Australia (TAS, VIC, SA and WA). In Tasmanian waters, this is a common species in the N; rare further S; beached shells often broken.

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Trochinae
Genus: Clanculus

A-L Localities for Clanculus flagellatus

Bangor: Lagoon Bay
Beechford: foreshore
Bicheno
Bicheno: Courland Bay
Bicheno: Diamond Island
Bicheno: Redbill Beach
Bicheno: Rice Beach
Bicheno: Waubs Beach
Black River Beach
Black River Beach: northern end
Black River Beach: southern end
Boltons Beach
Bridport: East Sandy Point
Bridport: Lades Beach
Burnie: Blythe Heads & estuary
Camdale: beach
Cape Barren Island: Key Island Bay
Cape Barren Island: Munro Bay
Cape Barren Island: SE of Tar Point
Cape Barren Island (unlocalised)
Cape Portland: Petal Point
Chain of Lagoons: Four Mile Creek: beach
Chain of Lagoons: Piccaninny Point
Clarke Island: Black Point
Clarke Island: Dip Point to Black Rocks
Clarke Island: Maclaines Bay
Clarke Island (unlocalised)
Clayton: foreshore
Coles Bay (unlocalised)
Cooee Beach
Cox Bight (unlocalised)
Croppies Beach: northern end
Denison Beach: Porch Rocks
Denison Beach (unlocalised)
Devonport: Bluff Beach
Devonport: Coles Beach
Devonport: Don Heads
Devonport: Paradise Cove (unlocalised)
Eaglehawk Neck: eastern side
East Devonport: beach & breakwater
East Devonport: Moorland Beach
East Devonport: Moorland Point
East Devonport: Pardoe Beach
East Devonport: Pardoe Point
East Ulverstone
East Ulverstone: Buttons Beach
East Wynyard: beach
Flinders Island: Emita: Old Jetty Beach
Flinders Island: Foochow Beach
Flinders Island: Foochow Inlet
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Bay
Flinders Island: Fotheringate Beach: southern end
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie Bay (unlocalised)
Flinders Island: Killiecrankie: foreshore
Flinders Island: Leeka: foreshore towards Twelve Hour Point
Flinders Island: Northeast River: mouth
Flinders Island: Palana Beach
Flinders Island: Patriarch Beach
Flinders Island: Port Davies & Cave Beach
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay
Flinders Island: Tanners Bay: Pine Scrub
Flinders Island: The Dock
Flinders Island: Trousers Point
Flinders Island (unlocalised)
Freycinet Peninsula (unlocalised)
Georges Bay: Blanche Point
Goat Island: foreshore of island and nearby mainland
Greens Beach: main beach
Greens Beach: Nudists Beach
Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach: foreshore towards Point Sorell
Herbies Landing
King Island: Cape Wickham
King Island: Cape Wickham: foreshore to E
King Island: Fitzmaurice Bay
King Island: Grassy Harbour
King Island: Lavinia Beach: beach nr Lake Martha Lavinia
King Island: Naracoopa: foreshore
King Island: Seal Bay: Black Point
King Island: Stokes Point: Gulchway
King Island: Surprise Bay
King Island (unlocalised)
King Island: Victoria Cove
King Island: Yellow Rock Beach
Kingston Beach
Lauderdale: Seven Mile Beach
Leith: foreshore
Leith: Lillico Beach
Little Peggs Beach
Little Swanport: Saltworks Beach
Low Head (unlocalised)

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M-Z Localities for Clanculus flagellatus

Maria Island: Trigonia Corner
Marion Bay: Bream Creek foreshore
Marion Bay (unlocalised)
Marrawah: Green Point Beach
Marrawah (unlocalised)
Mayfield Beach to Mayfield Point
Musselroe: Cape Naturaliste
Narawntapu: Badger Beach
Narawntapu: Bakers Beach
Narawntapu: Bakers Point & Springlawn Beach
Narawntapu: Copper Cove
Narawntapu: Griffiths Point
Narawntapu: Little Badger Head
North Bruny Island: Dennes Point
Orford: Millingtons Beach
Orford: Spring Beach
Peggs Beach (unlocalised)
Peggs Beach: western end
Penguin: Lonah & Lodders Point
Penguin Point
Penguin to Ulverstone: foreshore
Pipers Head
Pirates Bay: Fossil Island
Pirates Bay (unlocalised)
Planters Beach to Fishers Point
Port Arthur: Safety Cove
Port Latta: Brickmakers Beach
Port Latta: Cowrie Point
Ransons Beach
Recherche Bay
Robbins Island: Ransonnet Bay
Rocky Cape: Anniversary Bay
Rocky Cape: Burgess Cove
Rocky Cape: Castle Rock Bay
Rocky Cape: Forwards Beach
Rocky Cape: Mary Anne Cove area
Rocky Cape: Picnic Beach & rocks to S
Shearwater: Freers Beach
Sisters Beach
Somerset: foreshore
South Bruny Island: Cloudy Beaches: eastern beach
South Bruny Island: Great Taylors Bay
Southport: Roaring Beach
Stanley: Anthony Beach
Stanley: Cow Rock beach
Stanley: East Inlet
Stanley: foreshore
Stanley: Godfreys Beach
Stanley: Halfmoon Bay
Stanley: Tatlows Beach
Swansea: Coswell Beach
Swansea: Kelvedon Beach
Swansea: Spiky Beach
Tamar River: Kelso: foreshore
Taroona: Alum Cliffs
Tasmania (unlocalised)
Temma
The Gardens: beach
The Gardens: Cosy Corner
The Gardens: Swimcart Beach
The Gardens: Taylors Beach
Three Hummock Island: Rape Bay
Tomahawk Beach
Trial Harbour
Trial Harbour area
Turners Beach
Ulverstone (unlocalised)
Waterhouse Point
Wynyard: Fossil Bluff
Wynyard (unlocalised)

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