Species Christianoconcha quintali Iredale, 1945
Christianoconcha quintali, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 2.1 mm.
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Christianoconcha quintali, ventral view.
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Species Christianoconcha quintali Iredale, 1945
Quintal's Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Christianoconcha quintali Iredale, T. 1945. The land Mollusca of Norfolk Island. The Australian Zoologist 11: 46-71 [55].
Type data:
Holotype AM C38934, Mt Pitt, Norfolk Island.
Paratype(s) AM C63668 3 specimens.
Introduction
Christianoconcha quintali is readily distinguished form C. orestias by having two apertural lamellae.
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
Other Regions
Norfolk Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, mixed forest.
Diagnosis
Shell very small, pale yellow, depressedly turbinate with a low spire; protoconch with fine spiral lirae, teleoconch sculpture of widely spaced regular radial ribs and fine crowded spiral lirae; aperture with two parietal lamellae; umbilicus moderately wide; diameter 2.1 mm.
Diagnosis References
Iredale, T. 1945. The land Mollusca of Norfolk Island. The Australian Zoologist 11: 46-71
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. [186] (Quintal's Pinhead Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 04-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |