Species Isidorella newcombi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Physa newcombi Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species of freshwater shells collected by Mr F.G. Waterhouse during J. McDonald Stuart's overland journey from Adelaide to the north-west coast of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 414-418 [20 Apr. 1864] [416].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1870.10.26.183 3 specimens, ponds, Mt Margaret, QLD. - Physa inflata Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from Australia in the collection of Mr Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 35-40 [24 June 1864] [39] [non Physa inflata Lea, 1841].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1870.10.26.184 5 specimens, Wakefield River, SA. - Physa crebriciliata Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On some new marine Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14: 55-65 [63] [Hedley, C. 1917. Notes on the Victorian species of Bullinus. Records of the Australian Museum 12: 1–8 [19 Dec. 1917] (8) states 'received four specimens, marked "36028–31,
Physa hirsuta , Ten. Woods, Caulfield." The locality, description and comparison of P. crebriciliata suit "hirsuta", exactly. I presume, therefore, that the name was changed in course of publication, and that the real types of "crebriciliata" are the specimens marked "hirsuta".'; Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. Australian Zoologist 10: 188–230 [30 Apr. 1943] (223) listed Physa hirsuta Hedley, 1917 as a new available name].Type data:
Holotype NMV F652, Caulfield, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV F450–2 3 specimens.Secondary source:
Hedley, C. 1917. Notes on the Victorian species of Bullinus. Records of the Australian Museum 12: 1-8 [19 Dec. 1917]; Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230. - Physa pilosa Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On some new marine Mollusca. Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 14: 55-65 [63].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F507, University Ponds, Melbourne, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV F581–2 2 specimens. - Physa brazieri pallida Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [286].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C42283 3 specimens, Chatsworth, NSW. - Physa brazieri Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [286].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 1879.5.21.651, Ashfield, near Sydney, NSW.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1879.5.21.652–6 5 specimens. - Physa contortula Clessin, S. 1886. Die Familie der Limnaeiden enthaltend die Genera Planorbis, Limnaeus, Physa und Amphipeplea. pp. 311-430 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Bd 1 Abt. 17. [369].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1893.2.4.1367-9 3 specimens (possible syntypes), Australia. - Physa (Isidora) hainesii Tryon, G.W. 1866. Descriptions of new exotic fresh-water Mollusca. American Journal of Conchology 2: 8-11 [1 Jan. 1866] [9].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 21924a, Australia.
Paratype(s) ANSP 21924 1 specimen. - Isidorella bradshawi Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [223].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C59103 20+ specimens, Tambellup, WA. - Isidora newcombi hedleyi Clench, W.J. 1926. A change of names in Physa and Isidora. Journal of Conchology 18: 12 [Mar. 1926] [12] [nom. nov. for Physa inflata Adams and Angas, 1864].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. 1943. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales, Part I. Australian Naturalist 11: 85-95 [223] (as Isidorella brazieri and Isidorella pilosa)
- Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [271] (based on original descriptions and an examination of types)
- Shea, M. pers. comm. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, NT, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Burt Plain (BRT), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin
- Queensland: Lake Eyre basin, Murray-Darling basin
- South Australia
- Victoria
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.
General References
Hubendick, B. 1948. Studies on Bulinus. Arkiv för Zoologi 40A(16): 1-63 (anatomy)
Walker, J.C. 1988. Classification of Australian buliniform planorbids (Mollusca: Pulmonata). Records of the Australian Museum 40: 61-89 (anatomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |