Genus Laevidelos Stanisic, 2010
Carnivorous Snails
Compiler and date details
October 2010 - Dr John Stanisic
- Laevidelos 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. [150, 571] [etymology: from the Latin laevis = smooth, and a contraction of Saladelos (a small rhytidid), referring to the combination of relatively smooth shell and small size].
Type species:
Laevidelos moria Stanisic, 2010 by original designation.
Introduction
Laevidelos is distinguished by the small-sized, shiny, almost smooth shell with a very wide cup-shaped umbilicus. It differs from Pseudechotrida by being more evenly coiled without a noticeably flared body whorl and in having much reduced sculpture.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Rockhampton area, SE Qld to Bowen, ME QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Shell small, subdiscoidal, with flat to low domed spire; protoconch shiny, with weak radial growth ridges, teleoconch sculpture of weak curved radial ribs and very weak spiral striae above, weak discontinuous spiral striae below; umbilicus extremely wide, cup-shaped. Colour creamy-yellow.
Diagnosis References
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |