Species Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) willsiensis (Spencer, 1892)
- Cryptodrilus willsiensis Spencer, W.B. 1892. Preliminary description of Victorian earthworms. Part I. The genera Cryptodrilus and Megascolides. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 4: 130-156 [140-141].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM W1279 (NMV F4052, regarded by Jensz & Smith (1969) as syntypes of Cryptodrilus willsiensis are the holotype and paratype of Simsia intermedia papillata (Jamieson 2000)), Mt Wills, Victoria [36°49'S 147°28'E].
Distribution
States
Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Wills.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Vic: Australian Alps (AA)
General References
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1971. A review of the megascolecoid earthworm genera (Oligochaeta) of Australia. Part III — The subfamily Megascolecinae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 69-102 [88] (as Plutellus willsiensis)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1976. The genus Diporochaeta (Oligochaeta Megascolecidae) in Queensland. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 149: 1-57 [4] (as Diporochaeta walhallae)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [518] (as Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) walhallae)
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [93] (NMV F4052 regarded to be syntypes of Cryptodrilus willsiensis, but shown to be the holotype and paratype of Simsia intermedia papillata by Jamieson (2000))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 07-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |