Genus Annabellia Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Carnivorous Snails
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Annabellia Shea, M. & Griffiths, O. 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. [130, 570] [etymology: in honour of land snail collector, the late Graeme Annabell].
Type species:
Annabellia bingara Shea & Griffiths, 2010 by original designation.
Introduction
Annabellia is readily distinguished from Austrorhytida by the combination of a more globose shaped shell, mostly smooth protoconch and a teleoconch with bolder radial ribs.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Inland ME NSW to the NSW/Qld Border
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW, Qld: New England Tablelands (NET)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, subglobose to subdiscoidal with a low-domed spire, last whorl flared; protoconch smooth with vestigial radial ridges visible only at the suture; upper whorl surface usually with bold radial ribs and few, scattered discontinuous spiral striae, underside of whorls smooth or with weak spiral striae; lip simple; umbilicus narrow, V-shaped. Colour yellow to deep reddish-brown.
Diagnosis References
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History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |