Species Gratilaoma cara Iredale, 1939
Conical Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Gratilaoma cara 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 data:
Syntype(s) AM C63663 2 specimens, Bow River, S coast, WA.
Introduction
Gratilaoma cara is distinguished by the very small size and subconical shape.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
WA: Jarrah Forest (JF), Warren (WAR)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter.
Extra Ecological Information
Tall forest.
Diagnosis
Shell minute, pale brown, helicoid with an elevated spire, whorls rounded, sutures impressed; protoconch with spiral cords, teleoconch sculpture of widely spaced, weak radial ribs, microsculpture of fine, radial growth threads and weak spiral lirae; umbilicus narrowly open; diameter 1.2mm.
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 28-Oct-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |