Species Pupoides ischnus (Tate, 1894)
Red Centre Sinistral Pupasnail
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pupa ischna Tate, R. 1894. Brief diagnoses of Mollusca from Central Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 18: 191-194 [Nov. 1894] [191].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13316, Central Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA D3054 4 specimens; SAMA D15947 4 specimens; NMV F30060 2 specimens; AM C60463 2 specimens. - Themapupa ischna latior Iredale, T. 1937. An annotated check list of the land shells of South and Central Australia. South Australian Naturalist 18: 6-59 [30 Sept. 1937] [13].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA D14319 1 specimen, Palm Creek, NT; AM C60542 6 specimens, Palm Creek, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [508]
Generic Combinations
- Pupoides ischnus (Tate, 1894). —
Pilsbry, H.A. 1920-1921. Manual of Conchology. 2 Philadelphia : Academy of Natural Sciences Vol. 26 254pp. [146] (1921)
Introduction
Pupoides ischnus is a sinsitral Red Centre pupillid. It can be distinguished from the sympatric P. eremicolus by its relatively smaller size and much slimmer shell.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: MacDonnell Ranges (MAC)
Distribution References
- Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [509]
- 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, slender, 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 4.8 mm.
Diagnosis References
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [508-509]
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. [295]
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [508-509]
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) |