Species Griffithsina connorsiana Stanisic, 2010
Griffithsina connorsiana, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 22.5 mm
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Griffithsina connorsiana, ventral view.
Griffithsina connorsiana, apertural view.
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Species Griffithsina connorsiana Stanisic, 2010
Connors Range Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Griffithsina connorsiana Stanisic, J. in 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. [136, 571] [etymology: for the Connors Range].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO20073, southern end of Connors Range, 15km W of St Lawrence turnoff on Bruce Hwy, ME QLD [22°22'S, 149°19'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO34425; QM MO46260; QM MO54315; QM MO54327; QM MO78889.
Introduction
Griffithsina connorsiana differs from Scagacola cavernula by the sculpture of prominent, bold radial ribs and very reduced spiral striae and smaller umbilicus. Animal dark grey above with orange-brown sides.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Connors Range, S of Mackay to Byfield, N of Rockhampton and W to Dee Range, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry vine thickets, under rocks.
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, reddish-brown to yellowish with darker radial streaks, subdiscoidal to subglobose with a domed spire; protoconch smooth with weak radial ridges, strongly curved at the protoconch/teleoconch boundary, teleoconch sculpture of closely spaced, prominent radial ribs grading to weak growth lines on last whorl; umbilicus narrow, V-shaped; diameter 22.5mm.
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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. [136] (Connors Range Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |