Species Miselaoma sinistra (Gabriel, 1930)
Miselaoma sinistra, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 1.2mm.
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Miselaoma sinistra, ventral view.
Miselaoma sinistra, apertural view.
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Species Miselaoma sinistra (Gabriel, 1930)
Sinistral Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
November 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Laoma sinistra Gabriel, C.J. 1930. Catalogue of the land shells of Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 43: 62-88 [11 Sept. 1930] [81].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F710, Tarraville, VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV F26925 8 specimens; NMV F532 1 specimen; AM C114520 1 specimen; NMV F1108 1 specimen.
Generic Combinations
- Miselaoma sinistra (Gabriel, 1930). —
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. [174, 565] (new combination)
Introduction
Miselaoma sinistral differs from M. weldii by the smaller and less broad shell.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
SE NSW, VIC and TAS
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: King (KIN), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Distribution References
- Bonham, K. 2010. First Tasmanian record of the land snail Miselaoma sinistra (Gabriel, 1930) (Eupulmonata: Punctidae). The Tasmanian Naturalist 132: 86-89
- Gabriel, C.J. 1930. Catalogue of the land shells of Victoria. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria ns 43: 62-88 [11 Sept. 1930] [81-82]
- 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. [174]
Ecological Descriptors
Dry sclerophyll forest, litter-dwelling.
Extra Ecological Information
Limestone outcrops
Diagnosis
Shell minute, light brown to white, sinistral, trochoidal; whorls tightly coiled, spire dome-shaped; protoconch with fine spiral lirae, teleoconch sculpture of fine, moderately crowded, radial growth lines and fine spiral lirae; umbilicus minute; diameter 1.2mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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. [265] (Laoma sinistra Gabriel, 1930 as synonym of Miselaoma weldii (Tenison-Woods, 1877))
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. [174] (Sinistral Pinhead Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUNCTOIDEA | 11-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |