Genus Elasmias Pilsbry, 1910
Miniature Treesnails
Compiler and date details
14 March 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Elasmias Pilsbry, H.A. 1910. Notes on the classification of the Tornatellinidae. Nautilus 23: 122-124 [Mar. 1910] [122].
Type species:
Tornatellina aperta Pease, 1864 by original designation.Secondary source:
Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [299]; Iredale, T. 1944. The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island. The Australian Zoologist 10: 299-334 [10 May 1944] [307]; Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [86]; 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. [90].
Introduction
Members of the genus Elasmias are widespread throughout the Indo-Pacific Basin. They are exclusively arboreal, and Solem (1989) suggests that the wide distribution is partly due to man's agency whereby the species may be spread by the movement of plants. The genus differs from Tornatellinops and Tornatellides by the globosely conical shape and the presence of a columellar lamellae.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-Pacific from Hawaii to Mauritius and from Japan to Kermadec Ils.
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Distribution References
- Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [469]
- 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. [90]
Diagnosis
Shell very small, ovately conical and globose; sculptured with fine incised spiral lines; columella broad and truncate, sometimes possessing a tiny lamella; aperture with a small parietal tooth; imperforate. Colour translucent white to yellow.
Diagnosis References
General References
Cooke, C.M. & Kondo, Y. 1960. Revision of Tornatellinidae and Achatinellidae (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum 221: 1-303
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604
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] [52]
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. (Miniature Treesnails)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28-Mar-2012 | 28-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |