Australian Biological Resources Study

Australian Faunal Directory

<em>Nesopupa scotti</em>, apertural view. Height of shell: 2.1 mm

Nesopupa scotti, apertural view. Height of shell: 2.1 mm

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Species Nesopupa scotti (Brazier, 1875)

Blunt Golden Pupasnail


Compiler and date details

April 2012 - Dr John Stanisic

 

Introduction

Nesopupa scotti differs from both N. hackerae and N. novopommerana by the combination of blunt spire and cylindrically pupiform shape. Pupa mooreana Smith 1894 from the Northern Territory and Western Australia is considered a synonym.

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Rockhampton Caves, SE QLD to the Torres Strait islands, Far North QLD, and northern NT and WA


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (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), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Northern Kimberley (NK), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • Western Australia

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Arboreal, dry vine thickets, litter-dwelling.

Extra Ecological Information

Littoral vegetation

 

Diagnosis

Shell minute, golden brown, pupiform; shell surface finely wrinkled to granular with fine, oblique growth lines; aperture subquadrate with five barriers: a columellar, separate parietal and angular, and upper and lower palatal denticles; height 2.1mm.

 

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)
24-Jul-2012 24-Jul-2012 MODIFIED
23-Apr-2012 12-Apr-2012 MOVED
27-Jun-2012 12-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)