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Below the locality data for Haliotis rubra

is shown. Entries in red are new ones not published in Geiger (2000), entries in green are from the Australian Museum Sydney. First the specimen records are given, sorted by country/larger area in a general North-South and East-West organization. Below the specimen and range data from the literature are given. All specimens from DLG collection now in SBMNH.
The notation the locality data is as follows: (Collection-Acronyms Collection-Number: number-of-specimens). The term "complete" indicates preserved animals.

 

NT: Port Darwin (DMNH 010998, 3).

QLD.: 40 miles N of Port Douglas near Guradine (AMNH 121839, 2). GBR, Lindeman Isl. (LACM 45826, 49; LACM 45830, 1). Townsville (SBMNH no # 2). Coolangatta, Point Danger (AMS C.005337, 2). Moreton Bay (AMS C.104210, 3).

NSW: Ballina, Lennex Head (LACM A.2777, 1). 15 km N of Forster, Black Head (BMNH 2341, 4; BMSM 2040, 1). Port Stephens (DMNH 179568, 1). Soldier's Point (AMNH 267915, 1). Crowdy Head, Lighthouse, Taree (BMSM 2037, 3). Newcastle (USNM 101771, 2; BMSM 2129, 1). 25 miles S of Newcastle (SBMNH no #, 1). The Entrance, Blue Bay (AMNH 100809, 2). Swansea Head (LACM 45936, 1). Sydney, Newport (USNM 835596, 2). Sydney, Long Reef (MNHN no #, 1; MNHN no #, 1). Sydney, Narrabeen (DMNH 036875, 1). Sydney, Newport Reef (LACM 63152, 2). Sydney, Mossman (AMNH ex 96443, 1). Sydney, N of Manly, Long Reef (ANSP 134141, 3; AMNH 157802, 1). Sydney, Manly, Fairy Bower (USNM 842816, 1; USNM 842817, 3). Sydney, Coogee Bay (ANSP 136952, 82). Sydney, Bondy Bay (BMNH 44.12.6.205-6, 2). Sydney, Collaroy (USNM 784028, 1). Sydney, South Curl Curl Beach (USNM 847025, 2). Botany Bay, La Perouse (ANSP 134399, 4; AMNH 220230, 2). Botany Bay, Solander Monument (ANSP 149674, 2). Port Jackson (LACM A. 3664a, 4; LACM 105829, 1). Vicinity of Sydney, Palm Beach (AMNH 220232, 2). Nowra (NHB 11 225-e, 1). Woononga Beach (LACM 45929, 1). Bellambie Point (AMNH 152500, 2). Jervis Bay, Callala Bay (DLG AAB 22f, 1). Jervis Bay, Iluka (LACM 63331, 1). S side of Jervis Bay (LACM 79-43, 5). Jervis Bay, Huckisson (LACM 80-64, 1). Cape Jervis (AMNH Edison A9853, 2). Ulladulla (SBMNH 223, 17). 17 miles S of Ulladulla, Pebbly Beach (SBMNH 225, 7). Narooma (LACM 30502, 1). Batesman Bay, Batehaven, Corrigan's Beach (BMNH 2341, 4; BMNH 2341, 4). Broule Batesman Bay (NHB 11 225-a, 2). Guerilla Beach [S. of Rosdale] (LK, 2). Shelly Beach, opposite Moruya Heads (LK, 4). S. Heads, Moruya (LK, 3). Pedro Point, Moruya (LK, 1). Bingi [N orf Turross Head] (LK, 2). Bill's. Bay, Bermagui (LK, 15).Eden (AMNH 276883, 1; ANSP uncataloged, 2). Eden, Two Fold Bay (NHB 11 225-d, 1; NHB 11 250-c, 1). Angourie Point (AMS C.138915, 5; AMS C.138920, 6; AMS C.352786, 0, 1: complete; AMS C.352852, 0, 1: complete; AMS C.402540, 3). Batemans Bay (AMS C.138930, 18). Batemans Bay, Batehaven (AMS C.403121, 2). Bawley Point, N of Brush Island (AMS C.403114, 6). Bendalong, N of Lake Conjola (AMS C.352641, 1). Bermagui (AMS C.100171, 2; AMS C.100175, 3; AMS C.403111, 4; AMS C.403418, 2). Bittangabee, N of Green Cape (AMS C.103216, 2, 2: complete). Black Head, Nadgee Fauna Reserve (AMS C.078795, 5). Bonny Hills, near Grants Head (AMS C.403419, 2). Broulee, S of Batemans Bay (AMS C.352658, 3). Bundeena, Port Hacking (AMS C.104203, 1). Burrill Lake, S of Ulladulla (AMS C.402546, 1; AMS C.402561, 6). Central Coast, SE of Toukley, Norah Head (AMS C.352569, 8). Congo Point, S of Moruya Heads, Eurobodalla Shire, SE facing. (AMS C.404461, 0, 1: complete). Cunjurong Point, E of Lake Conjola (AMS C.353597, 6). E of Grafton, Minnie Water (AMS C.352574, 4). E of Grafton, Minnie Water (AMS C.352654, 1). Forster, Boulder Beach (AMS C.077177, 1). Frenchmans Beach, Botany Bay, Sydney (AMS C.402518, 1). Gerringong (AMS C.007182, 4; AMS C.073347, 1; AMS C.402547, 20). Jervis Bay, Captains Beach (AMS C.352656, 1). Jervis Bay, Honeymoon Bay (AMS C.352555, 2; AMS C.352661, 1, 1: complete). Jervis Bay, Huskisson (AMS C.104212, 1). Kurnell, Botany Bay, Sydney (AMS C.104211, 7; AMS C.402575, 1). Minnamurra River, lower reaches. (AMS C.353596, 1). Moonee Creek, Moonee Beach, N of Coffs Harbour (AMS C.352653, 1). Munganno Pt, Twofold Bay (AMS C.352790, 0, 3: complete). Murrumbulga Point, Twofold Bay (AMS C.148851, 0, 1: complete). Murrumbulga Pt, Twofold Bay (AMS C.352794, 0, 1: complete). N of Sydney, Collaroy Beach (AMS C.073315, 7). N side Black Head, Nadgee (AMS C.083082, 10, 15: complete). Nadgee Salt Lake Beach, Nadgee Fauna Reserve (AMS C.078794, 2). Narooma (AMS C.078635, 1; AMS C.402574, 3; AMS C.403414, 6). Newcastle, Nobbys Head (AMS C.113747, 1). Nuggan Point (AMS C.403412, 1). Off Eden (AMS C.138919, 4). Point Halliday, near Forster (AMS C.352644, 2). Port Hacking, Jibbon Point Hacking Pt (AMS C.403415, 19). Port Hacking, Little Jibbon (AMS C.402684, 4). Port Macquarie (AMS C.073560, 1; AMS C.352573, 1). Port Stephens, Fingal Bay (AMS C.035904, 5; AMS C.078620, 2). Pretty Point, Eurobodalla Shire, NW facing beach (AMS C.404469, 0, 1: complete). S of Batemans Bay, near Sunpatch, Karrglah Bay (AMS C.352848, 0, 1: complete). S of Gosford, Copacabana (AMS C.096358, 9, 1: complete). S of Ulladulla, Kioloa Beach (AMS C.104204, 7; AMS C.403417, 5). Sandon Point, Bulli (AMS C.403396, 8). SE of Shellharbour, Bass Point (AMS C.083081, 5; AMS C.404474, 0, 1: complete). Shell Harbour Shellharbour (AMS C.403404, 2; BMSM 2056, 1). Shoalhaven Bight (AMS C.107834, 1). South West Solitary Groper Is (AMS C.099844, 1). Station Creek, N of Woolgoolga (AMS C.403397, 2). Sydney, Avalon Beach (AMS C.403305, 3; AMS C.403399, 2; AMS C.138924, 20; AMS C.402513, 5; AMS C.402537, 3; AMS C.402563, 8; AMS C.402577, 1; AMS C.403394, 5; AMS C.403408, 1; AMS C.403411, 1). Sydney, Botany Bay, La Perouse (AMS C.403128, 3). Sydney, Botany Bay, off Bare Island (AMS C.404459, 0, 9: complete). Sydney, Cape Banks, Cruwee Pussycat Bay (AMS C.138925, 2). Sydney, Coogee (AMS C.402555, 20). Sydney Harbour (AMS C.017855, 4; AMS C.352850, 0, 1: complete). Sydney Harbour, Nielson Park, Bottle & Glass Rocks (AMS C.138917, 1; AMS C.403935, 0, 2: complete). Sydney, Long Bay (AMS C.138921, 12; AMS C.138929, 20; AMS C.402578, 4; AMS C.402581, 19; AMS C.403403, 6). Sydney, Manly, Shelly Beach (AMS C.404475, 0, 2: complete). Sydney, Maroubra (AMS C.073337, 2; AMS C.402560, 8). Sydney, Middle Harbour (AMS C.006497, 0, 1: complete; AMS C.032431, 3). Sydney, Middle Harbour, Balmoral Beach (AMS C.078631, 1; AMS C.104205, 1). Sydney, Middle Harbour, off Wy-ar-gine Pt =Wyargine Pt (AMS C.078796, 6; AMS C.078798, 8). Sydney N, Collaroy, Long Reef (AMS C.078621, 1; AMS C.078622, 1; AMS C.078626, 2; AMS C.078636, 2; AMS C.104195, 11; AMS C.138918, 11; AMS C.402514, 3; AMS C.402515, 2; AMS C.402520, 1; AMS C.403402, 2; AMS C.403406, 1; AMS C.403407, 2; AMS C.403934, 0, 3: complete). Sydney N, Collaroy, Long Reef, N side (AMS C.403312, 7). Sydney N, Collaroy, Long Reef, NW side (AMS C.062423, 1). Sydney N, Collaroy, Long Reef, SE side (AMS C.352638, 2). Sydney, Narrabeen Beach (AMS C.352660, 1). Sydney, North Harbour, Fairlight (AMS C.404593, 0, 2: complete; AMS C.352849, 0, 1: complete). Sydney, Port Jackson (AMS C.064377, 4). Sydney, Port Jackson, Shark Island (AMS C.403030, 1). Sydney, Port Jackson, Taylors Bay (AMS C.403395, 2). Sydney, Watsons Bay, "The Gap" near Gap Bluff (AMS C.138926, 4). Terrigal (AMS C.104213, 3). Toowoon, near The Entrance (AMS C.352572, 9). Tuggerah Beach (AMS C.402549, 1; AMS C.402551, 1). Tuggerah Beach, S end. (AMS C.138927, 1). Twofold Bay (AMS C.007736, 2; AMS C.050192, 3; AMS C.069413, 4; AMS C.073443, 2; AMS C.402462, 7). Twofold Bay, Boydtown Beach (AMS C.402545, 10). Twofold Bay, Eden (AMS C.402512, 3; AMS C.402519, 11). Ulladulla (AMS C.403125, 1). Ulladulla breakwater, S side (AMS C.404471, 0, 3: complete). Ulladulla, inside breakwater, S side (AMS C.404476, 0, 1: complete). Warden Head, Ulladulla (AMS C.404467, 0, 1: complete). Wasp Head (AMS C.403421, 2). Werri Beach, Gerringong (AMS C.403401, 1). Wimbie Beach, Batemans Bay (AMS C.091569, 16, 17: complete). Woody Head, near Iluka (AMS C.078619, 1). Woolgoolga (AMS C.138928, 2).

VIC: Mallacoota (NMBE 1477.19, 1). Lakes Entrance (DMNH 011000, 2). Mornington (LACM S.4635, 1). Melbourne (LACM 59331, 2; ANSP 209463, 2). Melbourne, Port Phillip Bay, Rickett Point (LACM 79-49, 8). Richmond near Melbourne (ANSP 94152, 1). San Remo near Melbourne (ANSP 98915, 3; ANSP 98037, 10). Geelong West (LACM A.8487.68, 1; LACM 45828, 1). Torquay (DMNH 127548, 1; DMNH 185341, 2). Sorrento (BMNH Smythe collection, 1). Port Phillip, Sandringham (ANSP 134915, 1). Phillip Isl. (LACM H-797, 4; ANSP 219619, 1). Phillip Isl. Kitty Miller Beach (LACM 28834, 7). Philip Isl., Western Port (AMNH 173497, 4). Phililip Isl., SW of Ventnda (BMNH 2341, 14). Flinders and Philipp Isl., near Melbourne (BMNH 2036, 8). Lorne (LACM S.5041, 6; LACM 23652, 4). Otways, Skene's Creek (BMNH 2341, 1). 9 miles ESE of Port Campbell, near Castle Rock, Gibson Beach (BMNH no #, 1). Warrnambool (ANSP 219618, 1). Portland Bay (AMNH 105236, 3). Portland (BMNH 2351, 3). Port Fairy (ANSP 134967, 6). Portsea (LACM 45833, 3). Lorne, Point Grey (USNM 767396, 1). Beach S of Mallacoota (AMS C.404477, 0, 1: complete). Cape Schanck (AMS C.402516, 5; AMS C.403413, 1). Flinders (AMS C.078628, 6). Fossil Beach, Balcombe Bay, Mornington (AMS C.401017, 2, 3: complete). Gabo Is, S side (AMS C.404466, 0, 1: complete). Inverloch (AMS C.402678, 3). Linley Point, Mornington (AMS C.404470, 0, 2: complete). Lorne (AMS C.100164, 1; AMS C.104215, 1). Lorne, Point Grey (AMS C.404473, 0, 1: complete). Mallacoota, Bastion Point (AMS C.404463, 0, 2: complete). Mornington Peninsula, Queenscliffe (AMS C.352847, 0, 1: complete). Mt. Eliza, Mornington Peninsula (AMS C.104209, 1). Port Fairy (AMS C.138896, 5). Port Phillip Bay, Sandringham (AMS C.104198, 5). Port Phillip Bay, Williamstown (AMS C.404573, 0, 1: complete). Port Phillip, Beaumaris Bay (AMS C.403292, 5). Port Phillip, Mornington (AMS C.104199, 3; AMS C.104200, 1). Port Phillip, Portsea (AMS C.403405, 1). Port Phillip, Queenscliffe (AMS C.072571, 0, 1: complete). Portland (AMS C.059210, 2; AMS C.059275, 1); AMS C.138923, 6). SEE side Gabo Is (AMS C.091760, 4). Shoreham, Westernport (AMS C.104202, 2). Torquay (AMS C.138897, 3). Tullaberga Is, near Mallacoota. (AMS C.050372, 2; AMS C.090617, 1). Western Port Bay, Flinders (AMS C.138898, 1). Western Port, Point Leo (AMS C.104197, 1; AMS C.403410, 1). Westernport, Shoreham (AMS C.404465, 0, 3: complete).

SA: Port MacDonnell (SBMNH 25566, 3; AMNH 175334, 4). Port Noarlunga (DMNH 010999, 2). South Semaphore near Adelaide (ANSP 219627, 3). Giles Point (USNM 347083, 4). Hallett's Cove (LACM 45973, 2). Point Willunga (LACM 20217, 3; LACM 45976, 2). Port Willunga (LACM A2777c, 1; LACM 152168, 1). Aldinga Bay (MNHN no #, 2). Aldinga (AMNH 240646, 1; BMNH 2351, 1). Cape Jervis (AMNH 240647, 2). Kangaroo Isl. (AMNH 80453, 2; MHNG 13164). Kangaroo Isl., Hog Bay (LACM A2777a, 1). St. Vincent Gulf (LACM 45950, 2; MNHN no #, 1). Moonta Bay (LACM 45920, 2). Wallaroo (ANSP uncataloged, 2). Yorke Pola [= Yorketown ?) (DMNH 008694, 1). Corny Point (SBMNH no #, 3). Spencer Gulf, Port Pieri (USNM 381723, 5). Westernport Bay, West Head, Flinders (LACM 79-47, 1). Near Edithburgh (USNM 877521, 2). Eyre's Peninsula (SBMNH 50069, 1). Port Lincoln (SBMNH no #, 3; SBMNH 190, 4). Flinders (LACM 71876, 10; USNM 365732, 1). Stansbury (AMNH ex 220178, 1). Hardwicke Bay (AMNH 220231, 4). Eye's Peninsula, Elliston (SBMNH 18863, 2). Streaky Bay (USNM 835595, 1; BMSM 1965, 1). Adelaide, Semaphore Beach (AMS C.403119, 5). Aldinga (AMS C.073442, 2). Aldinga Bay (AMS C.104214, 1). Aldinga Beach (AMS C.073331, 9). Blanche Point, S of Aldinga (AMS C.078946, 1). Cape Jervis (AMS C.080619, 3). Cape Northumberland (AMS C.018615, 1; AMS C.073375, 1). Guichen Bay (AMS C.041843, 2). Kangaroo Is, bay E of Bales Beach (AMS C.143790, 4). Kangaroo Is, Eastern Cove (AMS C.143791, 3). Kangaroo Is N coast, Stokes Bay (AMS C.110520, 1). Kangaroo Is N coast, Western River Cove (AMS C.404592, 0, 1: complete). Kangaroo Is, Penneshaw (AMS C.404462, 0, 1: complete). Kangaroo Is, S coast (AMS C.403540, 4). Karatta Beach, Cape Dombey, Robe (AMS C.404464, 0, 1: complete). Knob Bluff, N coast Kangaroo Is (AMS C.111581, 1). Macdonnell Bay, Port Macdonnell (AMS C.041842, 2). Marino Rocks, Gulf of St. Vincent (AMS C.403304, 3). Masillon Is, St. Francis Ids (AMS C.404578, 0, 1: complete). Middleton (AMS C.090615, 1). Neptune Islands (AMS C.403336, 1). Port Lincoln (AMS C.403324, 1). Port Macdonnell (AMS C.138895, 5). Port Noarlunga (AMS C.138916, 2). Port Willunga (AMS C.403416, 2). Robe (AMS C.116762, 2; AMS C.116799, 2). St Francis Is, Nuyts Archipelago (AMS C.404591, 0, 1: complete). Thistle Is (AMS C.026039, 3). Tiparra Reef, off Pt Hughes (AMS C.088728, 3; AMS C.401015, 2). W side Cape Northumberland, Port Macdonnell (AMS C.404589, 0, 1: complete). West Is, off Victor Harbour (AMS C.404576, 0, 3: complete). Yorke Peninsula, Corny Point (AMS C.138894, 1).

TAS: (ANSP 185897, 1; = Van Diemen's Land: BMNH, no #, 4). Stanley (BMNH 2341, 3). Hobart, Battery Point (LACM 20390, 1; LACM 45910, 10). S TAS, Saltwater River (LACM S.1113, 3; LACM 22217, 3). Adventure Bay, Bruny Isl. (ANSP 312839, 1). Middleton Channel (LACM 45819, 1).
WA: Eyre (DLG AAB 22c, 1). Esperance (DLG AAB 21b, 2). Albany (LACM 127441, 4; AMNH 105234, 5). Cape Naturaliste (BMNH 2237, 1). Cape Leeuwin (LACM 127442, 3). Cowaramup (AMNH 169687, 1; AMNH 152482, 1). Geographe Bay (USNM 877522, 5). Perth (LACM 45835, 1; LACM 45981, 1). Safety Bay, Penguin Isl. (USNM 847082, 1: complete). Bass Strait, Flinders Is, Settlement Point (AMS C.078630, 1). Bass Strait, King Is, 3ml S of Yellow Rock River (AMS C.401013, 10). Between Port Davey & Mulcahy Bay (AMS C.078585, 1). Bicheno (AMS C.078629, 2; AMS C.352851, 0, 2: complete). Black River Beach, near Stanley (AMS C.078624, 1). Blythe Siding, near Burnie (AMS C.104207, 1). Boat Harbour (AMS C.404644, 0, 6: complete). Bruny Is, Fluted Cape (AMS C.403398, 2). Bruny Is, Penguin Is (AMS C.404472, 0, 1: complete). Coles Bay (AMS C.104201, 9). Cox Bight (AMS C.077833, 5). Devonport (AMS C.078627, 2). Fossil Is, Pirates Bay (AMS C.078633, 1). Goat Is, W of Ulverstone (AMS C.404468, 0, 3: complete). Great Oyster Bay, 5mls S of Swansea (AMS C.401016, 1). Green Cape, Maria Is (AMS C.080193, 21, 9: complete). Hobart area (AMS C.104206, 1). Killiecrankie Bay, Flinders Is, Bass Strait (AMS C.404575, 0, 1: complete). Marrawah, West Point (AMS C.401014, 1, 1: complete). Near Burnie (AMS C.104196, 5). New Harbour (AMS C.079277, 4). Pirates Bay, Eaglehawk Neck (AMS C.401018, 1). Port Arthur (AMS C.001910, 2). Port Arthur (AMS C.043365, 1). Port Davey, N side (AMS C.078586, 2). Port Davies, Flinders Is, Bass Strait (AMS C.138659, 1). Rocky Cape (AMS C.112553, 1). Somerset (AMS C.104208, 1). Southport (AMS C.403400, 1). Swansea (AMS C.078632, 2). Tasman Peninsula, S of Port Arthur (AMS C.062261, 2). Wynyard (AMS C.054149, 1).

WA: Albany, "Queen Point" (AMS C.086083, 1). Bunker Bay, SE side of Cape Naturaliste. (AMS C.086927, 2, 1: complete). Duke of Orleans Bay, Esperance (AMS C.138658, 1). Esperance area (AMS C.035932, 4). King George Sound, Frenchmans Bay (AMS C.073371, 1). Recherche Archipelago, off Remark Is (AMS C.073370, 1). [All with good specimen confidence]

LITERATURE, LOCALITIES: SA, Guichen Bay; Beachport; Kangaroo Isl.; Middleton; St. Francis Isl; Marino Rocks; WA, Ellenbrook (Cotton, 1943). SA, Port Elliston, Swan River; King George Sound; Robe (Cotton, 1959). Flinders Isl.; VIC, Shoreham; Frankston, Mordialloc, Sorrento, Port Philip (Macpherson & Gabriel, 1962: some as conicopora). Bastion Point; Sandpatch Point; Tullaburga Isl. (McShane et al., 1988). TAS, Ninepin Point (Prince et al., 1987). TAS, Port Esperance, Blubber Head (Prince et al., 1988). SA, Tiapara Reef (Shepherd & Hearn, 1983). VIC, Gabo Isl.; Petrel Pt.; Petrel Rock; Cape Schanck; Apollo Bay; SA, West Isl.; Waterloo Bay, Pearson Isl.; WA, Cape Arid (Brown, 1991). TAS, Hogan Isl.; Kent Isl.; Babel Isl.; Cape Barren Isl.; Waterhouse Isl. (Nash et al., 1994).

LITERATURE, RANGE: St. Francis Isl. - SA, Glenelg; Yorke Peninsula (Cotton & Godfrey, 1933). Rottnest Isl. - Coffs Harbour (Shepherd, 1973). Freemantle - VIC (Wells & Bryce, 1985: as conicopora). TAS, Flinder's Isl., King Isl., Kangaroo Isl. (not in Gulf of Vincente) - Broken Bay, SW Eyre Pen. - Wallaroo, Arno Bay - Cape Wondorma (Mace, 1986). Freemantle - VIC; SA - NSW, TAS (Wilson, 1993: part as conicopora).