Species Austrochloritis speculoris Shea & Griffiths, 2010
New England Bristle Snail
- Austrochloritis speculoris 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. [384, 536] [etymology: from the Latin speculor = to look out, alluding to the name of the type locality].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO27314, Point Lookout region, New England NP, NE New South Wales [30°29'S, 152°25'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO21637, MO78790; AM SC339819, SC339822, SC378010.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
New England NP and adjacent state forest areas, NE New South Wales
Australian Endemic.
Ecological Descriptors
Rainforest, under logs, wet sclerophyll forest.
General References
Shea, M. & Köhler, F. 2019. Towards a Systematic Revision of the Eastern Australian Land Snail Austrochloritis Pilsbry, 1891 (Eupulmonata, Camaenidae): Re-description of its Type Species, A. porteri (Cox, 1866). Records of the Australian Museum 2019 71(4): 111-120 [118]
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. [384] (New England Bristle Snail)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2020 | STYLOMMATOPHORA | 12-Feb-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| HELICOIDEA | 22-Aug-2011 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |