Species Austropeplea tomentosa (Pfeiffer, 1855)
- Succinea tomentosa Pfeiffer, L. 1855. Descriptions of fifty-seven new species of Helicea, from Mr Cuming's collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1854: 286-298 [8 May 1855] [297].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1950.5.16.11–12 2 specimens (damaged), Auckland, New Zealand. - Limnaea huonensis Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On the freshwater shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 66-82 [21 Mar. 1876] [71].
Type data:
Holotype TMH E865/8206, River Huon, TAS.
Paratype(s) SAMA D15686 1 specimen; QVM 9:115 1 specimen. - Limnaea launcestonensis Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On the freshwater shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 66-82 [21 Mar. 1876] [71].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QVM 9:125 3 specimens, creek near Launceston, TAS. - Limnaea papyracea Tate, R. 1880. Descriptions of some new species of South Australia pulmonifera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 3: 102-104 [Dec. 1880] [103, pl. 4, figs 5a-c] [non Limnaeus papyraceus Spix, 1827].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13591, Penola, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D13591 1 specimen; SAMA D5342 30+ specimens; AM C510 6 specimens. - Limnaea subaquatilis Tate, R. 1880. Descriptions of some new species of South Australia pulmonifera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 3: 102-104 [Dec. 1880] [103, pl. 4, figs 6a & b].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D5352, River Torrens, Adelaide, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D15677 5 specimens; AM C506 4 specimens. - Limnaea viridula Tate, R. 1882. On the geographical relations of the pulmoniferous Mollusca of Victoria. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 4: 71-76 [76] [nom. nud., see Hubendick, B. 1951. Recent Lymnaeidae, their variation, morphology, taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 4 3(1): 1–223 (207) who refers to specimen SAMA D15682].
- Limnaea brazieri Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [274].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1875.5.21.601, Glebe Point, Sydney, NSW.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1875.5.21.602–6 9 specimens; AM C42272 12 specimens. - Limnaea victoriae Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [274, pl. 5, fig. 16].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1983066 2 specimens, Bairnsdale, VIC. - Limnaea gunnii Petterd, W.F. 1889. Contributions for a systematic catalogue of the aquatic shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1888: 60-82 pls 1-4.
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C27761 6 specimens, South Esk River, near Launceston, TAS; SAMA D15684 1 specimen, South Esk River, near Launceston, TAS. - Limnaea subaquatilis neglecta Petterd, W.F. 1889. Contributions for a systematic catalogue of the aquatic shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1888: 60-82 pls 1-4.
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C27763 4 specimens, Launceston, TAS; SAMA D15687 2 specimens, Launceston, TAS; QVM 9:113 3 specimens, Launceston, TAS. - Limnaea lutosa Petterd, W.F. 1889. Contributions for a systematic catalogue of the aquatic shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1888: 60-82 pls 1-4 [67, pl. 2, fig. 14].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 9:114, Brighton, River Jordon, TAS.
Paratype(s) AM C27762 1 specimen; SAMA D15685 6 specimens; TMH E15183 3 specimens (damaged). - Limnaea venustula Cherry, T. 1896. Note on a Victorian host of the larval stages of the Liver Fluke (Distoma hepaticum). Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 8: 183 [Apr. 1896] [183] [nom. nud., see Hubendick, B. 1951. Recent Lymnaeidae, their variation, morphology, taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Akademiens Handlingar 4 3(1): 1–223 (207)].
- Lymnaea aruntalis Cotton, B.C. & Godfrey, F.K. 1938. A systematic list of the Gastropoda, the marine freshwater and land univalve Mollusca of South and Central Australia. Malacological Society of South Ausrtralia Publication No. 1. 44 pp. [36] [nom. nov. for Limnea papyracea Tate, 1880].
- Glacilimnea gelida Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [214].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C22791 9 specimens, Blue Lake, Mt Kosciusko, NSW. - Simlimnea morbida Iredale, T. 1944. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 11: 113-127 [Aug. 1944] [119].
Type data:
Holotype AM C51687, Walcha, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C51686 35 specimens. - Simlimnea aegrifer Iredale, T. 1944. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 11: 113-127 [Aug. 1944] [119].
Type data:
Holotype AM C51721, Bombala, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C170828 2 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Boray, J.C. & McMichael, D.F. 1961. The identity of the Australian lymnaeid snail host of Fasciola hepatica L. and its response to environment. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 12: 150-162 [151]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory: Murray-Darling basin
- New South Wales: Bulloo River basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin, S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, swamp.
General References
Boray, J.C. 1964. Studies on the ecology of Lymnaea tomentosa, the intermediate host of Fasciola hepatica. I. History, geographical distribution and environment. Australian Journal of Zoology 12: 217-230
Hubendick, B. 1951. Recent Lymnaeidae, their variation, morphology, taxonomy, nomenclature and distribution. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 4 3(1): 1-223 (anatomy, biogeography)
Shea, M. 1995. Freshwater Molluscs of Sydney. Australian Shell News 88: 4-6 [4]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 06-Sep-2024 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 06-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |