Species Gastrocopta strangei (Pfeiffer, 1854)
Gastrocopta strangei, apertural view. Height of shell: 3.5 mm
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Species Gastrocopta strangei (Pfeiffer, 1854)
Strange's Pupasnail
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pupa strangei Pfeiffer, L. 1854 [1852]. Descriptions of sixty-six new land shells, from the collection of H. Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1852(Part XX): 56-70 [pp. 56–64: 22 Mar. 1854; pp. 65–70: 23 May 1854] [69] [non Pupa strangei Benson, 1853].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Garden (as Gordon) Is., Port Jackson, NSW.Type locality references:
Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [301]. - Australbinula strangeana Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [301] [nom. nov. for Pupa strangei Pfeiffer, 1854].
- Gyrodaria strangeana trita Iredale, T. 1940. Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Australian Naturalist 10: 227-236 [234].
Type data:
Holotype AM C63680, Narrabri, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [291] (Stanisic, J.)
- 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. [96, 102, 566]
Generic Combinations
- Gastrocopta strangeana (Iredale, 1937).
- Gastrocopta strangei (Pfeiffer, 1854).
Introduction
Gastrocopta strangei is the only Australian sinistral Gastrocopta sp. It is distinguished from the sympatric Omegapilla australis by its smaller, narrower and tapered shell and more prolific apertural barriers. In spite of its relatively restricted distribution it can be locally abundant. The publication date of this species name is often given as 1852 which is the date on the volume of the zoological society proceedings. However, the actual date of issue was 1854.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Southern Victoria to coastal southern and central NSW; inland NSW from Goulburn north to Narrabri. Yet to be recorded from Queensand
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Nandewar (NAN), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
- Murphy, M.J. & Shea, M. 2015. Survey of the land snail fauna (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of Mount Kaputar National Park in northern inland New South Wales, Australia, including a description of the listing of Australia’s first legally recognised endangered land snail community. Molluscan Research 35(1): 51–64
- Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150
- 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.
Ecological Descriptors
Dry vine thickets, litter, litter-dwelling, under rocks, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Littoral vegetation, limestone areas
Diagnosis
Shell very small, translucent white, elongate-conic, sinistral, smooth; aperture subquadrate with five to seven barriers - a large parieto-angular, a horizontal columellar, upper and lower palatal lamellae and a knob-like basal denticle, occasionally with weak supra- and interpalatal denticles; height to 3.5mm.
Diagnosis References
Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150 [1095-1096]
General References
Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150 [1096] (as Gastrocopta strangei)
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. [102] (Strange's Pupasnail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Jul-2012 | 10-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jun-2012 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |