Species Pupoides eremicolus (Tate, 1894)
Broad Sinistral Pupasnail
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pupa eremicola 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 D13315, Central Australia.
Paratype(s) SAMA D3046 1 specimen; AM C60460 1 specimen; FMNH 102400 1 specimen.
Generic Combinations
- Pupoides eremicolus (Tate, 1894). —
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]
Introduction
Pupoides eremicolus is a dry interior species occurring in the Red Centre and western Queensland. It can be distinguished from the similarly sinistral and sympatric P. ischnus by its broader shell.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Burt Plain (BRT), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Tanami (TAN)
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 [509-511]
- 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, 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 6.5 mm.
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 [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) |