Species Notoscolex peculiaris (Jamieson, 1974)
- Oreoscolex peculiaris Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [313].
Type data:
Holotype TMH K374 mature specimen (dissected), Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1973.2.45 mature specimen (dissected), Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E]; TMH K375 mature specimen, posterior regenerate, Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E]; BMNH 1973.2.46 mature specimen (dissected posteriorly only), Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E]; AM W5330 one specimen, Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E]; BJ T70 one specimen, Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E]; TMH K376-377 aclitellate (P6) and mature specimens (P7), Shoobridge Bend Track, Mt Wellington, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Wellington, S Tasmania.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [926] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement retained the species in Oreoscolex; monograph published contemporaneously with Blakemore (2000))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 08-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |