Species Bothriembryon mastersi (Cox, 1867)
- Bulimus mastersi Cox, J.C. 1867. Characters of four new species of Australian land shell. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 39-40 [25 May 1867] [39].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SAMA D11341 1 specimen, Port Lincoln and Flinders Is., SA.Secondary source:
Breure, A.S.H. 1978. Notes on descriptions of Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 164: 1-255 [206]. - Bothriembryon decresensis Cotton, B.C. 1940. The land shells of Kangaroo Island. South Australian Naturalist 20: 40-42 [42].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D13773, Cape Cassini, Kangaroo Is., SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D15588 26 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Eyre and Yorke Peninsulas and Kangaroo Is.
IBRA
SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- South Australia: S Gulfs
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open heath, open scrub, saxicoline.
Extra Ecological Information
Under rocks.
General References
Kershaw, R.C. 1986. Anatomical notes on the land snail Bothriembryon (Pulmonata : Bulimulidae) from South Australia and Western Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 19: 327-337 (anatomy)
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [116]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 | HELICINA | 04-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 21-Mar-2019 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 08-Jun-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |