Genus Trocholaoma Iredale, 1937

Museums

Regional Maps

• Trocholaoma Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [316].

  Type species:

   Helix spiceri Petterd, 1879 by original designation.

 

Introduction

Trocholaoma is distinguished by the combination of minute size, fine radial growth lines and high-domed spire.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

SE Australia (SE NSW, VIC, TAS)

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell minute, trochoidal to turbinate with dome-shaped spire; whorls rounded to subangular; protoconch with spiral lirae, teleoconch sculpture of fine radial growth lines and fine spiral lirae; umbilicus minute. Colour light brown.

 

General 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. [176]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-Feb-2014	PUNCTOIDEA	06-Feb-2014	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)