Species Quistrachia montebelloensis (Preston, 1914)
- Rhagada montebelloensis Preston, H.B. 1914. Description of new species of land and marine shells from the Montebello Island, Western Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 11: 13-18 [Date published 30 Mar. 1914] [13].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1914.4.3.25, Montebello Is., WA.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1905.8.19.57 1 specimen; FMNH 41624 2 specimens (ex Webb, Gude, Preston). - Quistrachia barrowensis Solem, A. 1997. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia (Mollusc: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 50: 1461-1906 [1821-27, pls 227f, 232a-e, figs 440a-c, 441a-c] (radula, shell, anatomy).
Type data:
Holotype WAM 364.74, South Claypan, Barrow Island, WA.
Paratype(s) WAM 773.87 2 specimens; FMNH 208785 several specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Johnson, M.S, Stankowski, S., Whisson, C.S., Teale, R.J. & Hamilton, Z.R. 2013. Camaenid land snails on Barrow Island: distributions, molecular phylogenetics and taxonomic revision. pp. 159-171 in Gunawardene, N.R., Majer, J.D., Taylor, C.K. & Harvey, M.S. (eds). The Terrestrial Invertebrate Fauna of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 83: 406 pp. + i-vii [166] (synonymised Quistrachia barrowensis Solem, 1997)
Generic Combinations
- Globorhagada montebelloensis (Preston, 1914). —
Iredale, T. 1938. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 83-124 [Date published 30 Nov. 1938] [114]
Iredale, T. 1939. A review of the land Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 25: 1-88 [21 Aug. 1939] [73, pl. 5, fig. 20] - Quistrachia montebelloensis (Preston, 1914). —
Solem, A. 1997. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia (Mollusc: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 50: 1461-1906 [1827-29, pls 228a-b, figs 440d-f]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Montebello Islands [Crocus, Bluebell, Hermite, Alpha, Trimouille, North West, near Ah Chong Island], Barrow Island and several satellite islands, Double Island, Pascoe Island, Lowendal Islands [Bridled Island], WA.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Pilbara (PIL)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, low open scrub, saxicoline, under rocks.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2014 | CAMAENIDAE | 02-Jun-2014 | MODIFIED | ABRS |
| 05-Feb-2014 | HELICOIDEA | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |