Species Briansmithia clarkensis Stanisic, 2010
Briansmithia clarkensis, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 26.5 mm
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Briansmithia clarkensis, ventral view.
Briansmithia clarkensis, apertural view.
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Species Briansmithia clarkensis Stanisic, 2010
Clarke Range Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
September 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Briansmithia clarkensis Stanisic, J. in 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. [138, 570] [etymology: for the Clarke Range].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO49813, Eungella NP, headwaters of Urannah Ck, ME Qld [20°54'S, 148°33'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO35626; QM MO50780; QM MO50784; QM MO59231.
Introduction
em>Briansmithia clarkensis is distinguished from B. jackstirlingi and Strangesta confusa by the smaller size and weaker radial sculpture. This species is largely confined to the upper reaches of the Clarke Range, mid-east Queensland.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Clarke Range, ME Qld
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, rainforest, under logs.
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized to large, yellow to yellowish-brown, subglobose with a domed spire; protoconch smooth apart from a few oblique striations at the end, teleoconch sculpture of weak radial ribs above intersected by discontinuous spiral grooves and oblique incised lines giving the shell a malleated appearance, smooth and shiny below; umbilicus deep V-shaped; diameter 26.5mm.
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General References
Common Name References
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. [138] (Clarke Range Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |