Species Echotrida substrangeoides Stanisic, 2010
Echotrida substrangeoides, dorsal view. Diameter of shell:11 mm
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Echotrida substrangeoides, ventral view.
Echotrida substrangeoides, apertural view.
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Species Echotrida substrangeoides Stanisic, 2010
Glastonbury Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Echotrida substrangeoides 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. [146, 571] [etymology: alluding to the close resemblance to E. strangeoides].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO61992, Mt Mudlo, Kilkivan SF, SE QLD [26°01'S, 152°13'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO12052; QM MO12347; QM MO13294; QM MO43568; QM MO51956; QM MO78874; AM SC136650; AM SC425599.
Introduction
Echotrida substrangeoides is very similar to E. strangeoides in sculpture except that the spirals are bolder and more widely spaced and become obsolete on the lower surface of the body whorl. E. substrangeoides has a wider and shallower umbilicus and less globose shell compared with other Echotrida species.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
W of Gympie to Maryborough, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Rainforest, under litter, under logs.
Diagnosis
Shell small, yellow, subdiscoidal with a flat spire; protoconch with incised spiral striae on the latter part, teleoconch sculpture of strong spiral striae on upper and lower surfaces but becoming vestigial on the base of the body whorl; umbilicus wide and shallow, V-shaped; diameter 11mm.
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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. [146] (Glastonbury Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |