Species Glyptophysa (Glyptophysa) georgiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

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Species Glyptophysa (Glyptophysa) georgiana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)

Physa georgiana Quoy, J.R.C & Gaimard, J.P. 1832. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par Ordre du Roi, Pendant les Années 1826-1827-1828-1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Zoologie. Paris : J. Tastu Vol. 2 320 pp. [207-208, pl. 58, figs. 23-24].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP no number 1 specimen, King George (as George's) Sound, WA.
Physa australis Küster, H.C. 1844. Die familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea. pp. 9-20 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Bd 1 Abt. 17. [9].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost (possibly ZMB), WA.
Physa breviculmen Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [290].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1879.5.21.722–7 6 specimens, King George (as George's) Sound, WA.
Physa tenuilirata Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [291].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1983092 4 specimens, Swan River, WA.
Isidora decorata Michaelsen, W. & Hartmayer, R. (eds) 1930. Die Fauna Südwest-Australiens. Jena : Gustav Fischer Vol. 5. [587].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost (possibly ZMB), Brancaster, WA.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 (p. 217 as Glyptophysa (Glyptophysa) georgiana, p. 218 as Glyptophysa (Glyptophysa) tenuilirata)
Shea, M. pers. comm. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Detritivore, herbivore, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
06-Sep-2024	HETEROBRANCHIA	06-Sep-2024	MOVED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)

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