Genus Aetholitis Stanisic, 2010
- Aetholitis Stanisic, J. in 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. [410, 535] [etymology: from the Greek aitholix = pustule, referring to the pustulose protoconch; and a contraction of Austrochloritis].
Type species:
Chloritis agamemnon Gude, 1906 by subsequent designation, see 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. [535].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Wet tropics, NE Qld
Diagnosis
Differs from Austrochloritis by having a strongly pustulose protoconch. Nannochloritis has a protoconch with widely and irregularly scattered pustules.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HELICOIDEA | 16-Aug-2011 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |