Species Ferussacia (Ferussacia) folliculus (Férussac, 1819)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Helix folliculus Férussac, A.E.J.P.J.F. d'A. de 1819. Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles. Paris Livr. 1–5 pp. 1–96. [55].

  Type data:

   Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, locality unknown.

  Secondary source:

   Cotton, B.C. 1954. A catalogue of introduced snails and slugs in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 177-187 pl. 24 [184]; Venmans, L.A.W.C. 1957. A species of Ferussacia in South Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 1: 36-44 [36].
• Helix folliculus Gronovius, L.T. 1781. Zoophylacium Gronovianum, exhibens Animalia Quadrupeda, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes, Mollusca, Testaceae et Zoophyta, quae in museo suo adservariat, examini subjecit, systematice disposuit atque descripsit. Batarorum : Lugduni Vol. 3 1786 pp. [page unknown] [nom. nud.; index reference erroneously gives species no. 1307, page 296 and description not found; Sherborn, C.O. Index Animalium. gives the author of this species as Férussac (ex Gronov.)].

  Secondary source:

   Cotton, B.C. 1954. A catalogue of introduced snails and slugs in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 177-187 pl. 24 [184].

 

Generic Combinations

• Ferrussacia (Ferrussacia) folliculus (Férussac, 1819).

 

Introduction

Ferussacia (Ferussacia) folliculus was first documented from South Australia by Cotton (1954) in his catalogue of introduced Australian snails and slugs. The species was found among building products in Linden Park, a suburb of Adelaide and was observed 'in great numbers...in very damp places'. Venmans (1957) studied this species in great detail and presented illustrations of the radula and reproductive system. Venmans (1957) also speculated that the species may not have been introduced directly from Europe, but via the more proximate locality of Mauritius where it was well established.

 

Distribution

States

South Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Adelaide area; introduced from Europe.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

SA: Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB)

Ecological Descriptors

Suburban gardens, under debris.

Extra Ecological Information

Suburban gardens, under debris.

 

Diagnosis

Shell small, dark brown, glossy, elongate with a very large body whorl. suteure weakly impressed, apex rounded; aperture ovately lunate, lip simple, columella with a basal fold, imperforate; height 6-10 mm.

 

Diagnosis References

Pilsbry, H.A. 1907-1908. Manual of Conchology. Series 2 Vol. 19 pp.1-366. [219-220]

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. [111-112]

 

General References

Cotton, B.C. 1954. A catalogue of introduced snails and slugs in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 177-187 pl. 24 [184-185]

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. [222]

Venmans, L.A.W.C. 1957. A species of Ferussacia in South Australia. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 1: 36-44 (anatomy, radula)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Aug-2012		03-Aug-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)