Species Meredithena dandenongensis (Petterd, 1879)
Dandenong Ranges Pinwheel Snail
- Helix dandenongensis Petterd, W.F. 1879. Descriptions of three new Helices from Australia. Journal of Conchology 2: 355-356 [Dec. 1879] [355].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C31215 4 specimens, Dandenong Ranges, VIC. - Helix (Charopa) subdepressa Brazier, J. 1872. Description of eight new Australian Land-Shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 639-642 [2 May 1872] [641] [non Helix subdepressa Orbigny, 1852].
Type data:
Holotype AM C13527, Snowy River, Gippsland, VIC.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [330]
- Smith, B.J. & Kershaw, R.C. 1979. Field Guide to the Non-marine Molluscs of South-eastern Australia. Canberra : A.N.U. Press 285 pp. [267]
Generic Combinations
- Meredithena dandenongensis (Petterd, 1879). —
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [568]
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Central Great Divide.
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
Tas, Vic: King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Closed forest, litter.
Extra Ecological Information
Tall forest.
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 02-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 01-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |