Subspecies Cumberlandica Impressa ponderi (Stanisic, 2010)
Countersunk Pinwheel Snail
- Gyrocochlea ponderi 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. [196, 550] [etymology: for world renowned Australian Museum malacologist Winston Ponder].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO29399, c.2km W West Head, West Head Rd, Sydney NSW [33°35', 151°17'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO78945, c.2km W West Head, West Head Rd, Sydney NSW [33°35', 151°17'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Shea, M., Colgan, D.J. & Stanisic, J. 2012. Systematics of the landsnail genus Gyrocochlea and relatives (Mollusca: Charopidae). Zootaxa 3585: 1-109 [28, Figs 7D–F; 8D–F; 9D–F; 10D–F; 11C, E, F; 11C–E; 13B, D, E; 14D–H]
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Remnant vine thickets surrounding the Broken Bay, northern Sydney area, ME NSW
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Dry vine thickets, rainforest, under logs.
Extra Ecological Information
With Livistona palms; under fallen plam leaves
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. [196] (Countersunk Pinwheel Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2020 | STYLOMMATOPHORA | 01-May-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| PUNCTOIDEA | 19-Jan-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |