Species Kaputaresta nandewarensis Stanisic, 2010
Kaputaresta nandewarensis, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 1.8 mm.
© Copyright John Stanisic BAAM Pty Ltd, Queensland.
Kaputaresta nandewarensis, ventral view.
Museums
Regional Maps
Species Kaputaresta nandewarensis Stanisic, 2010
Nandewar Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Kaputaresta nandewarensis 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. [180, 565] [etymology: for the Nandewar Ranges].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO32870, Dawsons Spring, Mt Kaputar, NE NSW [30°16'S, 150°10'S].
Paratype(s) QM MO78589; AM SC204463.
Introduction
Kaputaresta nandewarensis is readily distinguished by the shiny dark brown shell with deeply impressed sutures.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Nandewar Range, NE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Nandewar (NAN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Moss dweller, rainforest.
Extra Ecological Information
Damp gullies, remnant rainforest; living under moss
Diagnosis
Shell minute, shiny brown, subdiscoidal with low spire; sutures deeply impressed, whorls rounded; protoconch raised and sculptured with fine spiral lirae, teleoconch sculpture of irregular, rather crowded growth lines with fine to strong spiral lirae; umbilicus narrow; diameter 1.8mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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. [180] (Nandewar Pinhead Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTOIDEA | 11-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |