Genus Elatonitor Stanisic, 2010
- Elatonitor 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. [298, 558] [etymology: from the Latin elatus = high, referring to the high mountain distribution and alluding to the similarity to Nitor].
Type species:
Elatonitor montana Stanisic, 2010 by original designation. - Malandena Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [56] [nomen nudum; no description provided to distinguish Malandena at the generic level].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Wet Tropics, NE Qld
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
General References
Hyman, I.T. & Köhler, F. 2022. Homoplasy in shells discombobulated the taxonomy: revision of the larger helicarionid land snails of northern Queensland, Australia (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae). Journal of Natural History 56(41-44): 1727-1799 [1790-1791] (updated diagnosis)
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | LIMACOIDEI ("Limacoid clade") | 02-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Feb-2024 | HELICARIONIDAE Bourguignat, 1877 | 04-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| HELICARIONIDAE | 07-Feb-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic (BAAM) |