Species Beddomeia krybetes Ponder & Clark, 1993
- Beddomeia krybetes 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 [531].
Type data:
Holotype AM C165674, St Pauls R., ca 5 km E of Royal George, on Merrywood Rd, Tasmania, 240 m [41°49'S 147°56'E].
Paratype(s) AM C165675 (2 specimens); AM C165636 (many specimens); AM C166385 (5 specimens); TMH E20500 (20 specimens).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from vicinity of type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater.
Extra Ecological Information
Under large, stable rocks in areas with a strong flow.
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 [531-533, figs 9, 13, 14F, 15B,B, 16F, 19A, 20C-F, 22]
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) |