Species Austrorhytida nandewarensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Austrorhytida nandewarensis, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 24 mm
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Austrorhytida nandewarensis, ventral view.
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Species Austrorhytida nandewarensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Nandewar Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Austrorhytida nandewarensis 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. [128, 570] [etymology: for the Nandewar Range].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO32922, Dawson’s Spring, Mt Kaputar, NE NSW [30°16'S, 150°10'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO49154; QM MO78891; AM SC79255; AM SC331589.
Introduction
Austrorhytida nandewarensis resembles A. capillacea, but has deeper whorls and more conspicuous spiral striae on the protoconch.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Nandewar Range, NE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Nandewar (NAN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Under litter, under logs, under rocks, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Dry woodland
Diagnosis
Shell large, dull yellowish-brown, subdiscoidal; spire raised, whorls rather deep; protoconch with conspicuous spiral striae and weak radial ribs, teleoconch sculpture of strong radial ribs above; umbilicus narrow, U-shaped; diameter 25mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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] (Nandewar Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |