Species Macrodelos hobsoni (Brazier, 1876)
Macrodelos hobsoni, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 6 mm
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Macrodelos hobsoni, ventral view.
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Species Macrodelos hobsoni (Brazier, 1876)
Palm Islands Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Helix (Rhytida) hobsoni Brazier, J. 1876. Descriptions of thirty-five new species of land shells from New Guinea, Australia, and islands in the Torres Straits, collected during the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 98-113 [Date published July 1876] [99] [replacement name for Helix splendidula Pfeiffer, 1846].
Type data:
Lectotype AM C87294, Palm Is., QLD.
Paralectotype(s) AM C106020 1 specimen.Subsequent designation references:
Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 [427].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 [426]
Generic Combinations
- Saladelos hobsoni (Brazier, 1876). —
Iredale, T. 1938. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 83-124 [Date published 30 Nov. 1938] [117] - Macrodelos hobsoni (Brazier, 1876). —
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. [126, 152, 571]
Introduction
Macrodelos hobsoni is a narrowly restricted species thus far found only on the Palm Islands.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Palm islands, NE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Under litter, under logs, vine thicket, woodland.
Diagnosis
Shell small, yellow, subglobose with a low domed spire, last whorl large, flared, and protoconch and apical whorls large relative to rest of shell; protoconch shiny, smooth, teleoconch sculpture of spiral wrinkles with low growth lines and corrugations, umbilicus wide V-shaped; diameter 6mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 (anatomy, ecology)
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. [301] (as Saladelos hobsoni)
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. [152] (Palm Islands Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | 16-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 03-Jan-2013 | 16-Apr-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |