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Genus Nesopupa Pilsbry, 1900

Golden Pupasnails


Compiler and date details

April 2012 - Dr John Stanisic

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

 

Introduction

In Australia Nesopupa is confined to northern parts of the continent. The current understanding of the genus in Australia is poor and additional collections of material are needed.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Land masses of the Indo-Pacific. Tropical & southern Africa, India, SE Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, islands of the tropical Pacific and central America


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Other Regions

Christmas Island terrestrial & freshwater

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell minute, pupiform, dextral; sculpture of irregular axial threads and wrinkles; aperture with varying numbers of palatal and parietal teeth; lip reflected, umbilicus reduced to a chink. Colour golden-brown.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
11-Feb-2014 PUPILLIDAE 11-Feb-2014 MODIFIED
24-Jul-2012 24-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
27-Jun-2012 27-Jun-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)