Species Beddomeia forthensis Ponder & Clark, 1993
- Beddomeia forthensis Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [617].
Type data:
Holotype AM C165745, small tributary of Wilmot R., just above junction with Forth R., on S side of Geales Hill on Wilmot Rd, Tasmania, 60 m [41°16'37"S 146°14'30"E].
Paratype(s) AM C165746 (1 specimen); AM C165747 (many specimens); TMH E50523 (5 specimens).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater, under stones.
Extra Ecological Information
Under dead leaves
General References
Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [617-619, figs 52, 53G, 56C, 58]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 15-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |