Species Bothriembryon melo (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
- Helix melo Quoy, J.R.C & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 320 pp. [109-111, pl. 9, figs. 4-7].
Type data:
Lectotype MNHP no number, Bald Head, King George's Sound, WA.
Paralectotype(s) MNHP no number 9 specimens. - Helix melones Férussac, A.E.J.P.J.F. d'A. de 1821. Tableaux Systematiques des Animaux Mollusques: suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles vivantes ou fossiles. Paris : Bertrand xlvii 114 pp. [Jan. 1821] [54] [nom. nud., see Quoy, J.R. & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 320 pp. (109)].
- Bulimus ovum Deshayes, G.P. 1838. Les mollusques. 2 vols: text 266 pp, atlas 138 pls in Cuvier, G. (ed.). Le Règne Animal, distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base à l'histoire naturelle des animaux, et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée. Paris : Déterville 278 pp., Atlas, pls 1-80. [Date published January 1838] [pl. 23, fig. 1].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, locality unknown. - Bulimus physodes 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, Hay, WA. - Bothriembryon inflatus castaneus 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:
Holotype AM C87458, King George's Sound, WA (probably from Doubtful Is.). - Bothriembryon physalis Kobelt, W. 1901. Die familie Buliminidae. pp. 685-836 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Vol. 1(13). [778] [28 July 1901; nom. nud., error for Bulimus physodes Menke, 1843].
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] [18]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open heath, open scrub.
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)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Sep-2024 | HELICINA | 04-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |