Species Diemenoropa kingstonensis (Legrand, 1871)
Kingston Pinwheel Snail
- Helix (Discus) kingstonensis Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 40].
Type data:
Syntype(s) QVM 9:107 2 specimens, Brown's River, TAS. - Helix gouldiana Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 32] [nom. nud., see Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Australian Zoologist 8: 287–333 [12 Mar. 1937] (327)].
Secondary source:
Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937]. - Helix (Discus) juliformis Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 32] [nom. nov. for Helix gouldiana Legrand, 1871, non Helix juliformis Lowe, 1852].
- Helix (Discus) spectra Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 55].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Brown's River, TAS. - Helix (Pitys) architectonica Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 64].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Hobart (as Hobart Town), TAS. - Helix (Pitys) assimilis Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 66].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Hobart, TAS. - Helix (Discus) macdonaldi Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 32] [nom. nov. for Helix juliformis Legrand, 1871].
- Helix (Pitys) gunnii Brazier, J. 1877. Synonymy of and remarks upon Tasmanian and other shells, with their geographical distribution. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 168-172 [27 Feb. 1877] [168] [unnecessary nom. nov. for Helix (Pitys) assimilis Legrand, 1871, as supposed senior homonym is not Helix but Nanina assimilis H. Adams, 1866, Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K (ed). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp.; non Helix gunnii Gray, 1850].
- Charopa eastbournensis Hedley, C. 1892. Observations on the Charopidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 7: 157-169 [1 Sept. 1892] [163] [nom. nud.; mss name of Beddome and Perterd].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [327]
- Smith, B.J. & Kershaw, R.C. 1979. Field Guide to the Non-marine Molluscs of South-eastern Australia. Canberra : A.N.U. Press 285 pp. [266]
Generic Combinations
- Diemenoropa kingstonensis (Legrand, 1871). —
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [566]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian West (TWE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, closed forest, detritivore, litter, woodland.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 02-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 01-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |