Genus Altidelos Stanisic, 2010

Museums

Regional Maps

• Altidelos 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. [150, 569] [etymology: from the Latin altus = high, and a contraction of Saladelos (a small rhytidid), alluding to the combination of high altitude existence and small size].

  Type species:

   Altidelos bellendenker Stanisic, 2010 by original designation.

 

Introduction

Species of Altidelos are distinguished by the almost smooth streaked shell with much reduced spiral sculpture and wide V-shaped umbilicus. They differ from members of Saladelos by the lack of spiral grooves on the upper surface and in having flat sutures.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Mt Bellenden Ker, NE QLD

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell small, subdiscoidal, with flat spire, flared body whorl and flat sutures; protoconch shiny, smooth, teleoconch sculpture of weak curved radial ribs and very weak to vague spiral striae above, shiny below; umbilicus wide, V-shaped. Colour creamy-yellow with darker reddish radial streaks.

 

General 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. [150]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		16-Apr-2012	ADDED