Species Gnarosophia bellendenkerensis (Brazier, 1875)

Museums

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• Helix bellendenkerensis Brazier, J. 1875. Descriptions of ten new species of shells from the collection of Mr C. Coxen, of Brisbane, Queensland. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875: 31–34 [32].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C17631, Bellenden Ker Mts, QLD.
• Helix beddomae Brazier, J. 1878. Descriptions of seven new species of terrestrial and marine shells from Australia. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3: 77-81 [Dec. 1878] [80].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C17632, Cardwell, QLD.
  Paratype(s) NMW 1955.158.02235 1 specimen.
• Thersites castanea Odhner, N.H. 1917. Results of Dr E. Mjöbergs Swedish scientific expeditions to Australia. 1910–1913, pt XVII, Mollusca. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52(16): 1–115 pls 1–3 [Date published 19 Sept. 1917] [87].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM C41901 1 specimen, Cedar Creek, Bellenden Ker Mts, QLD; NHRM 1545 1 specimen, Cedar Creek, Bellenden Ker Mts, QLD.
• Gnarosophia humoricola Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt II. The Australian Zoologist 9: 1-39 [12 Nov. 1937] [26].

  Type data:

   Holotype AM C100630, Innisfail, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM C106798 3 specimens.
• Thersites pterinus Clench, W.J. & Archer, A.F. 1938. Some new Australian Thersites. Journal of Conchology 21: 20-24 [21].

  Type data:

   Holotype QM MO1769, Lake Barrine, 25 miles SW of Cairns, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [130] (based on an examination of types)
• Stanisic, J. 2000. Taxonomy of the Australian rainforest snail, Helix bellendenkerensis Brazier, 1875 (Mollusca: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(1): 337-348 [340]

 

Generic Combinations

• Gnarosophia bellendenkerensis (Brazier, 1875).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cardwell to S of Cooktown, NE Qld

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland

Ecological Descriptors

Litter, rainforest, under logs.

Extra Ecological Information

Mainly above 400m altitude

 

General References

Stanisic, J. 2000. Taxonomy of the Australian rainforest snail, Helix bellendenkerensis Brazier, 1875 (Mollusca: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae). Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 46(1): 337-348

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Feb-2014	HELICOIDEA	26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)