Species Pupoides myoporinae (Tate, 1880)
Southern Sinistral Pupasnail
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Bulimus myoporinae Tate, R. 1880. Descriptions of some new species of South Australia pulmonifera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 3: 102-104 [Dec. 1880] [104] [nom. nov. for Bulimus sinistrorsus Tate, 1879].
- Bulimus sinistrorsus Tate, R. 1879. Descriptions of new species of South Australian pulmoniferous snails. Transactions and Proceedings of the Philosophical Society of South Australia 1878–9: 133-136 [Dec. 1880] [134] [non Bulimus sinistrorsus Serres, 1841].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D15564, Peelunibie, head of the Bight, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D3048 1 specimen; AM C60459 3 specimens.
Generic Combinations
- Pupoides myoporinae (Tate, 1880). —
Pilsbry, H.A. 1920-1921. Manual of Conchology. 2 Philadelphia : Academy of Natural Sciences Vol. 26 254pp. [146] (1921)
Introduction
Pupoides myoporinae has a basically southern Australian distribution. It can be distinguished from co-occurring Pupoides spp.by the combination of relatively large size and sinistral coiling.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Hampton (HAM), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), Nullarbor (NUL)
Distribution References
- Solem, A. 1986. Pupilloid land snails from the south and mid-west coasts of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7: 95-124 [108-109]
- Solem, A. 1991. Distribution and diversity patterns of Australian pupilloid land snails (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Pupillidae, s.l.). Veliger 34(3): 233-252
Ecological Descriptors
Saxicoline.
Extra Ecological Information
Under rocks.
Diagnosis
Shell very small, light brown, broadly elongate-conical, sinistral; shell surface smooth with very weak growth lines; aperture ovate with a small tooth at parieto-palatal angle; lip strongly reflected; umbilicus a narrow chink; height to 5.3 mm.
Diagnosis References
Solem, A. 1986. Pupilloid land snails from the south and mid-west coasts of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7: 95-124 [109]
General References
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. [296]
Solem, A. 1986. Pupilloid land snails from the south and mid-west coasts of Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7: 95-124 [109]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2012 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jun-2012 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |