Species Microdelos pallida Stanisic, 2010
Microdelos pallida, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 3.5 mm
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Microdelos pallida, ventral view.
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Species Microdelos pallida Stanisic, 2010
Pale Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Microdelos pallida 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. [146, 571] [etymology: referring to pale colour of the shell].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO56167, Tabulam, c. 8km E at Mallanganee FR, c. 0.3km S Bruxner Hwy, NE NSW [28°54.3'S, 152°34.7'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO38619; QM MO49293; QM MO55974; QM MO59751; QM MO78866; AM SC339523; AM SC339916.
Introduction
Microdelos pallida is the smallest rhytidid in northern NSW. The combination of small size and very wide umbilicus are diagnostic.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Seal Rocks, S of Forster, ME NSW to Richmond Range, NE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry vine thickets, litter-dwelling, rainforest, under logs.
Diagnosis
Shell tiny, pale yellow to white with reddish radial streaks, discoidal with an angular periphery; Protoconch smooth, shiny, upper surface of teleoconch with low radial growth lines and branched spiral wrinkles, spiral grooves below; umbilicus very wide, cup-shaped; diameter 3.5mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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. [146] (Pale Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |