Species Fonscochlea variabilis Ponder, Hershler & Jenkins, 1989
- Fonscochlea (Fonscochlea) variabilis Ponder, W.F., Hershler, R. & Jenkins, B. 1989. An endemic radiation of hydrobiid snails from artesian springs in northern South Australia: their taxonomy, physiology, distribution and anatomy. Malacologia 31: 1-140 [39] [three forms of this species were distinguished by the authors].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D16275, Middle Springs, W of Lake Eyre South, SA.
Paratype(s) SAMA D3208; AM C152871–5.
Distribution
States
South Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Lake Eyre Supergroup artesian springs from Marree to Oodnadatta.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA: Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)
Ecological Descriptors
Freshwater, springs.
Extra Ecological Information
Artesian springs.
General References
Ponder, W.F., Hershler, R. & Jenkins, B. 1989. An endemic radiation of hydrobiid snails from artesian springs in northern South Australia: their taxonomy, physiology, distribution and anatomy. Malacologia 31: 1-140 [39-47]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 17-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |