Genus Gratilaoma Iredale, 1939
Pinhead Snails
Compiler and date details
October 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Gratilaoma Iredale, T. 1939. A review of the land Mollusca of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 2(1): 1-88 [published 1 Aug 1939; same text re-published 21 Aug.1939 in Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 25:1–88] [38].
Type species:
Gratilaoma cara Iredale, 1939 by original designation.
Introduction
The smallest of the Western Australian punctids. A poorly known, monotypic genus.
Distribution
States
South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
SA, Tas, Vic: Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; SA, Vic: Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP) ; Tas, Vic: King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian West (TWE) ; WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Warren (WAR)
Diagnosis
Shell minute, helicoid with a strongly elevated spire; protoconch with fine spiral cords, teleoconch with widely spaced, weak radial ribs, microsculpture of microradial threads and indistinct spiral cords; umbilicus very narrow. Colour pale brown.
General References
Iredale, T. 1939. A review of the land Mollusca of Western Australia. Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia 25: 1-88 [21 Aug. 1939]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 06-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |