Species Aviassiminea palitans Fukuda & Ponder, 2003
- Aviassiminea palitans Fukuda, H. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Australian freshwater assimineids, with a synopsis of the Recent genus-group of the Assimineidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Journal of Natural History 37: 1977-2032 [1980].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.395093, Great Sandy Desert, SSW of Langrange, Pilbara, WA, behind the Sandfire, first spring [19°47.25'S 121°20.5'E].
Paratype(s) AM C.394683 (100+ specimens), Great Sandy Desert, SSW of Langrange, Pilbara, WA, behind the Sandfire, first spring; WAM S.30244 (6 specimens), Great Sandy Desert, SSW of Langrange, Pilbara, WA, behind the Sandfire, first spring; NTM P18556 (6 specimens), Great Sandy Desert, SSW of Langrange, Pilbara, WA, behind the Sandfire, first spring.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
North-western Australia from east of Onslow, WA to Katherine, NT
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, spring.
Extra Ecological Information
"Damp edges of permanent seepages and springs, crawling on dead vegetation and mud" Fukuda & Ponder, 2003
General References
Fukuda, H. & Ponder, W.F. 2003. Australian freshwater assimineids, with a synopsis of the Recent genus-group of the Assimineidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Journal of Natural History 37: 1977-2032 [1980-1996, figs 1, 2, 3A-C, 4A-B, 5-8]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | ASSIMINEIDAE Adams & Adams, 1856 | 03-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Feb-2024 | LITTORINIMORPHA Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975 | 04-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid (ABRS) |
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 07-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |