Species Laevidelos moria Stanisic, 2010
Olsens Caves Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Laevidelos moria 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 J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘caves of moria’ alluding to its proliferation at The Caves, north of Rockhampton].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO62414, Johannsens Caves, ME QLD [23°09'S, 150°27'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO8817; QM MO21611; QM MO34249; QM MO62411; QM MO62412; QM MO78878; AM SC425602; AM SC425604.
Introduction
Laevidelos moria is a very distinctive species distinguished by the small size and almost smooth, shiny shell with a very wide umbilicus.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Archer and The Caves district, N of Rockhampton, SE QLD to Mt Aberdeen via Bowen, ME QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, under rocks, vine thicket.
Diagnosis
Shell small, creamy yellow, subdiscoidal, with flat to low domed spire; protoconch shiny, with weak radial growth ridges, teleoconch with weak curved radial ribs and very weak spiral striae above, weak discontinuous spiral striae below; umbilicus extremely wide, cup-shaped; diameter 5.5mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
Common Name References
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] (Olsens Caves Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |