Species Montidelos canerisi Stanisic, 2010
Montidelos canerisi, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 5.5 mm
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Montidelos canerisi, ventral view.
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Species Montidelos canerisi Stanisic, 2010
Adrian's Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Montidelos canerisi 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: for Adrian Caneris of BAAM].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO62443, Kalpowar State Forest, c. 8km from Kalpowar on Fireclay Road, SE QLD [24°43'S, 151°21'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO21883; QM MO42954; QM MO78872.
Introduction
Montidelos canerisi differs from M. exiguus by having a wider umbilicus. It differs from Microdelos pallida by the larger size shell with a much narrower umbilicus.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
N of Gympie to near Gladstone, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, sclerophyll woodland, under logs, vine scrub.
Extra Ecological Information
Dry vine scrub
Diagnosis
Shell small, honey-yellow to orange with darker radial streaks, subdiscoidal with low-domed spire, last whorl very large and flared; protoconch shiny, with weak radial growth ridges, teleoconch sculpture of weak radials and prominent branched spiral wrinkles above, weak spiral grooves below; umbilicus relatively wide, V-shaped; diameter 5.5mm.
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] (Adrian's Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2012 | ADDED |