Species Miselaoma weldii (Tenison-Woods, 1877)
Weld's Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
November 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Helix weldii Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1877. On a new reversed Tasmanian Helix, Helix weldii. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1876: 160-161 [160].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Stanley, Circular Head, TAS.
Generic Combinations
- Miselaoma weldii (Tenison-Woods, 1877).
Introduction
Miselaoma weldii differs from M. sinistra by having a larger, thicker shell with a less elevated spire. Known only from The Nut, Circular Head, northwestern Tasmania.
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
The Nut, Circular Head, NW Tasmania.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: King (KIN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, low shrubland.
Extra Ecological Information
Wet forest.
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 threads and fine spiral lirae; umbilicus minute; diameter 1.8mm.
General References
Bonham, K.J. 1999. Distribution, habitat and conservation status of the land snail Miselaoma weldii (Pulmonata: Punctidae). The Tasmanian Naturalist 121: 2-12
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] (in synonymy with Laoma sinistra Gabriel, 1930)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 05-Feb-2014 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |