Species Gabbia smithii (Tate, 1882)
- Bithinia smithii Tate, R. 1882. The land and freshwater molluscs of tropical South Australia. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 5: 47-56 [Dec. 1882] [54] [unnecessary replacement name for Bithinia australis Smith, 1882].
- Bithinia australis Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [267].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 197748 (9 specimens), Victoria River, NT. - Bithinia tryoni Smith, E.A. 1887. Notes on Australian species of Bithinia, Segmentina, and Fusus and description of a new Melania. Journal of Conchology 5: 235-238 [12 Nov. 1887] [236] [unnecessary replacement name for Bithinia australis Smith, 1882].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Tate, R. 1896. Mollusca. pp. 181-226 in Spencer, W.B. (ed.). Report on the Work of the Horn Scientific Expedition to Central Australia. Pt 2 Zoology. London & Melbourne : Melville, Mullen & Slade. [Feb. 1896] [210]
Generic Combinations
- Gabbia smithii (Tate, 1882). —
Ponder, W.F. 2003. Monograph of the Australian Bithyniidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Zootaxa 230: 1-126 [65]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Kimberley (CK), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Northern Kimberley (NK), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Ecological Descriptors
Among algae, billabong, detritivore, grazer, lagoon, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater, mud bottom, on macrophytes, under rocks, waterhole.
General References
Ponder, W.F. 2003. Monograph of the Australian Bithyniidae (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea). Zootaxa 230: 1-126 [65-75]
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. [32] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement as synonym of Gabbia australis Tryon, 1865)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | RISSOOIDEA | 09-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |