Species Elatonitor montanus Stanisic, 2010
Montane Glass-snail
- Elatonitor montana Stanisic, J. in Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2010. Australian Land Snails. A field guide to eastern Australian species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 1 595 pp. [298, 558] [etymology: referring to the mountain-top distribution of the species].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO48601, Bellenden Ker Range, summit TV Stn, NE Queensland [17°03'S, 145°42'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO11240; QM MO48374; QM MO48363; QM MO78930.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Bellenden Ker and Mt Bartle Frere (above 1200m altitude), NE Qld
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Leaf litter, montane rainforest, under logs.
General References
Hyman, I.T. & Köhler, F. 2022. Homoplasy in shells discombobulated the taxonomy: revision of the larger helicarionid land snails of northern Queensland, Australia (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae). Journal of Natural History 56(41-44): 1727-1799 [1791-1792] (updated diagnosis and species name correction from montana to montanus)
Common Name References
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2010. Australian Land Snails. A field guide to eastern Australian species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 1 595 pp. [298] (Montane Glass-snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2024 | HELICARIONIDAE Bourguignat, 1877 | 04-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| HELICARIONIDAE | 07-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic (BAAM) |