Genus Geostilbia Crosse, 1867

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• Geostilbia Crosse, H. 1867. Description d'un genre nouveau et de plusieurs espèces inédites provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Journal de Conchyliologie 15(2): 177-194 [184].

  Type species:

   Geostilbia caledonica Crosse, 1867 by original designation.

 

Introduction

Geostilbia has an almost circumtropical distribution with a single species recorded from the Pacific Region. Zilch (1959-60) considered this to be a subgenus of the Northern Hemisphere Cecilioides.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Eurasia, Africa and the West Indies. The discovery of G. gundlachi is the first record of the genus in Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell tiny, smooth and glossy, narrowly elongate with blunt apex and flattened whorls; aperture narrow with a truncated columella. Colour greenish yellow to transparent colourless.

 

Diagnosis 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. [117]

 

General References

Zilch, A. 1959. Gastropoda. Teil 2. Euthyneura. In, Schindewolf, O.H. (ed.). Handbuch der Paläozoologie. Berlin-Zehlendorf : Bornträger Vol. 6(2)(2) xii 834 pp. [339]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		28-Jan-2012	ADDED