Species Scelidoropa altior (Iredale, 1941)
Snowy Mountains Pinwheel Snail
- Egilomen altior Iredale, T. 1941. Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 10: 262-269 [269].
Type data:
Holotype AM C63497, Mt Kosciusko, NSW. - Charopa snowyensis Gabriel, C.J. & Macpherson, J.H. 1947. Mollusca. pp. 158-167 in Whincup, S.G., Brazenor, C.W., Gabriel, C.J., Macpherson, J. H. & Burns, A. N. A preliminary report on the biology and ecology of the Snowy River area in north-east Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 15: 146-171 [161].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F1673A, Snowy River, (Moon's Crossing), VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV F1673 B+C 12 specimens (species description states 5 paratypes under NMV F1673); NMV F30915 2 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [185] (Stanisic, J., pers. comm.)
Generic Combinations
- Scelidoropa altior (Iredale, 1941). —
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [570]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
E VIC, SE NSW.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open forest.
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) |
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03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 01-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |