Genus Glyptopupoides Pilsbry, 1926
Pupasnails
Compiler and date details
April 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Glyptopupoides Pilsbry, H.A. 1926. in Tryon, G.W. & Pilsbry, H.A. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences Ser. 2 Vol. 27 369 pp. [Mar. 1926] [252].
Type species:
Pupoides hedleyi Pilsbry, 1926 by original designation. - Famarinia Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [56] [nom. nud.].
Introduction
The sculptural combination of axial ribs and spiral threads together with the lack of apertural barriers distinguish Glyptopupoides among Australian pupillids.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Patchy distribution from the Hunter Valley, NSW to northern QLD and across tropical northern Australia to the Kimberley, WA
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), New England Tablelands (NET), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
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 [506-508]
- 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. [104]
Diagnosis
Shell very small, elongately cylindrical with moderately spaced, weak axial ribs and spiral threads. Aperture ovate, without any teeth or lamellae, lip moderately reflected. Colour waxy-brown.
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. [104] (Pupasnails)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2014 | PUPILLIDAE | 11-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Jul-2012 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jun-2012 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |