Genus Chondrula Beck, 1837
Climbing Snails
Compiler and date details
March 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Chondrula Beck, H.H. 1837. Index Molluscorum Praesentis Aevi Musei Principis Augustissimi Christiani Frederici. Hafniae : Beck Vol. 1 pp. 1-100. [87].
Type species:
Helix tridens Müller, 1774 by subsequent designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Subgeneric Arrangement
Introduction
A mainly European genus distinguished by an elongately oval shell. A single introduced species has been recorded from New South Wales.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Once recorded from around Sydney, NSW (introduced); now believed to be extinct at this location. Elsewhere Mediterannean region to eastern Europe
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, ovately elongate, with irregular growth lines and malleations; lip reflected and a small denticle present on the parietal wall of aperture; umbilicus absent. Colour axially striated white and brown.
Diagnosis References
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. [116] (Climbing Snails)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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04-Apr-2012 | 04-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |