Species Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 28.5 mm
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Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis, ventral view.
Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis, apertural view.
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Species Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Warrumbungles Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis 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: for the Warrumbungle Range].
Type data:
Holotype AM SC339878, area around Camp Pincham, Warrumbungle NP, ME NSW [31˚17.733’S, 148˚59.717’E].
Paratype(s) AM SC338432; AM SC338436.
Introduction
Austrorhytida warrumbunglensis is a larger but similar species to A. capillacea isolated much farther west. The species' distribution limits are poorly known.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Warrumbungle Range, NE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Under rocks, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Dry woodland; living in deep rock piles
Diagnosis
Shell large, yellowish-brown with darker radial streaks, discoidal with flattened spire; protoconch with vague radial ridges and microspiral striae, teleoconch sculpture of prominent radial ribs; umbilicus wide, U-shaped; diameter 28.5mm.
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. [130] (Warrumbungles Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |