Species Bothriembryon bulla (Menke, 1843)
- Bulimus bulla Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [7].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Darling Range, WA.Secondary source:
Breure, A.S.H. 1978. Notes on descriptions of Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 164: 1-255 [203]. - Bulimus baconi Benson, W.H. 1854. Characters of a new European Pupa, and of a new Australian Bulimus. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 2 13: 97-99 [1 Feb. 1854] [99].
Type data:
Holotype UMZC 2397, Darling Range, WA. - Bothriembryon inflatus conispira Pilsbry, H.A. 1900. in Tryon, G.W. & Pilsbry, H.A. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences Ser. 2 Vol. 13 253 pp. [23 Apr. 1900] [5].
Type data:
Lectotype ANSP 8453a, Perth, WA.Subsequent designation references:
Breure, A.S.H. 1979. Systematics, phylogeny and zoogeography of Bulimulidae (Mollusca). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 168: 1-215 [93].Type locality references:
Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [310]. - Bothriembryon durus Kobelt, W. 1902. Die familie Buliminidae. pp. 837-1051 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Bd 1 Abt. 13. [8 Apr. 1902] [930].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. 1939. A review of the land Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 25: 1-88 [21 Aug. 1939] [23]
- 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. [102] (based on original descriptions and an examination of types)
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Darling Ranges and surrounds, WA, possibly north to Shark Bay
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Carnarvon (CAR), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open scrub, woodland.
General References
Breure, A.S.H. 1978. Notes on descriptions of Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 164: 1-255 [202] (reproductive anatomy)
Hill, A., Johnson, M.S. & Merrifield, H. 1983. An electrophoretic and morphological examination of Bothriembryon kendricki (Pulmonata : Bulimulidae), a new species previously considered conspecific with B. bulla (Menke). Australian Journal of Zoology 31(2): 227-242 (electrophoretic and morphometric data)
History of changes
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| 04-Sep-2024 | HELICINA | 04-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 12-Apr-2022 | HELICINA | 03-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 21-Mar-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |