Species Leptopoma perlucida (Grateloup, 1840)
Opalescent Pendant-snail
- Cyclostoma perlucida Grateloup, J.P.S. de 1840. Note sur un mémoire relatif à des molluques exotiques nouveaux ou peu connus. Actes de la Société Linnéene de Bordeaux 11: 161-170 [169].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, Manila, Philippines. - Cyclostoma nitidum Sowerby, G.B. (2nd) 1843. Thesaurus Conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells. London : Sowerby Vol. 1 438 pp. [133].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1983082 (3 specimens), Guimaras and Zebu Ils, Philippines. - Leptopoma nitidum ultra Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [294].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [35] (Stanisic, J. & Potter, D., pers. comm.)
Generic Combinations
- Leptopoma perlucida (Grateloup, 1840).
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Tully, NE Qld to tip of Cape York Peninsula and the Torres Strait islands, FN Qld. Elsewhere Papua New Guinea and Philippines
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Arboreal, rainforest.
Extra Ecological Information
Living on leaves of trees
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14-Jan-2015 | CYCLOPHOROIDEA | 27-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |