Species Sauroconcha middenense (McLauchlan, 1954)
Mona Vale Woodland Snail
- Meridolum middenense McLauchlan, C.F. 1954. Three new land shells from New South Wales. The Australian Zoologist 12: 39 [24 Mar. 1954] [39].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C100746 1 specimen, Mona Vale, NSW; AM C100747 1 specimen, Mona Vale, NSW; AM C82716 1 specimen, Mona Vale, NSW.Secondary source:
McLauchlan, C.F. 1951. Basic work on the life cycle of some Australian snails. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 26-36 [2 Apr. 1951] [27, fig. 4] (nomen nudum).
Generic Combinations
- Sauroconcha middenense (McLauchlan, 1954). —
Köhler, F. & Bouchet, P. 2020. On unavailable genus-group names introduced by Tom Iredale for Australian non-marine gastropods: nomenclatural clarifications and descriptions of new genera. Molluscan Research 40(2): 150-159 [153] (changed combination in referring all species of Meridolum Iredale, 1933 to Sauroconcha)
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Stanwell Park, N to the Hawkesbury River, NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB)
Ecological Descriptors
Coastal dunes, under logs.
Extra Ecological Information
Coastal scrub on dunes and headlands; living under grass
General References
McLauchlan, C.F. 1951. Basic work on the life cycle of some Australian snails. Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 1949–50: 26-36 [2 Apr. 1951] (biology and anatomy)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2014 | HELICOIDEA | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |