Species Austrorhytida glaciamans (Iredale, 1938)
Kosciuszko Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Strangesta glaciamans Iredale, T. 1938. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 83-124 [Date published 30 Nov. 1938] [119].
Type data:
Holotype AM C55535, Wilson's Valley, Mt Kosciusko, 5,000 ft, NSW.
Paratype(s) AM C118189 2 specimens.
Generic Combinations
- Austrorhytida glaciamans (Iredale, 1938). —
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. [126, 128, 570]
Introduction
Austrorhytida glaciamans is a smaller species than A. capillacea. The animal is blue-grey above with orange-cream sides. Smith (1987) considered this to be a synonym of A. capillacea a decision overturned by Stanisic et al. (2010).
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
NE Vic to SE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Australian Alps (AA), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Subalpine, tall forest, under logs, under rocks, woodland.
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, yellowish-amber, subdiscoidal with flattened spire; protoconch with vague radial ribs and microspiral striae, teleoconch sculpture of strong regular radial ribs above; umbilicus moderately wide, U-shaped; diameter 13mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
Smith, B.J. 1987. Description of a new genus of carnivorous snail (Mollusca : Rhytididae). Victorian Naturalist 104(3): 86-90 [88]
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. [128] (Kosciuszko Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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06-May-2020 | STYLOMMATOPHORA | 15-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
06-May-2020 | HELICINA | 15-Apr-2020 | MODIFIED | |
16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |