Species Bentosites coxi (Crosse, 1866)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Helix coxi Crosse, H. 1866. Catalogue of the specimens of the Australian land shells in the collection of (Catalogue des coquilles terrestres d'Australie, qui se trouvent dans la collection de) J.C. Cox. Journal de Conchyliologie 14: 195-197 [1 Apr. 1866] [195] [nom. nov. for Helix cerea Cox, 1864].
• Helix forbesii Cox, J.C. 1864. On a supposed new species of the genus Helix from north-eastern Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 40 [24 June 1864] [40] [non Helix forbesii Pfeiffer, 1845].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) AM C107603 4 specimens, Port Denison, QLD.
• Helix cerea Cox, J.C. 1864. Catalogue of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : John Alex Engel 44 pp. [36] [non Helix cerea Gould, 1850; nom. nov. for Helix foorbesii Cox, 1864].
• Helix cerata Cox, J.C. 1868. A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : Maddock 111 pp. [58] [nom. nov. for Helix cerea Cox, 1864].
• Helix (Helicostyla) croftoni Cox, J.C. 1872. Descriptions of new land-shells from Australia and the South-Sea Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1872: 18-20 [1 June 1872] [18].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) AM C107614 5 specimens, Hydrometer River, W of Port Mackay, QLD; BMNH 1880.12.22.8 1 specimen, Hydrometer [=Andromache] River, W of Port Mackay, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [155] (Stanisic, J. & Potter, D., pers. comm.)
• 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. [480, 537]

 

Generic Combinations

• Bentosites coxi (Crosse, 1866). —
  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. [480, 537]
• Sphaerospira coxi (Crosse, 1866).

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Mackay to Proserpine, ME Qld

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Under logs, vine thicket.

Extra Ecological Information

Living under and inside logs and in hollow trees

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
22-Feb-2012	HELICOIDEA	22-Feb-2012	MOVED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)