Genus Nitor Gude, 1911
- Nitor Gude, G.K. 1911. Note on some preoccupied molluscan generic names and proposed new genera of the family Zonitidae. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 9: 269-273 [30 Mar. 1911] [270] [nom. nov. for Thalassia Albers, 1860].
Type species:
Helix subrugata Reeve, 1852 by original designation. - Thalassia Albers, J.C. 1860. Die Heliceen, nach natürlicher Verwandtschaft systematisch geordnet. 2. Ausgabe herausgegeben von E. von Martens. Leipzig : Verl. Wilhelm Engelman 359 pp. [59] [non Thalassia Gistel, 1848; not Thalassia of Gude 1911].
Type species:
Helix subrugata Reeve, 1852 (invalid; preoccupied by Thalassia Gistel, 1848) by original designation. - Modonitor Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt II. The Australian Zoologist 9: 1-39 [12 Nov. 1937] [3] [original introduced as a subgenus of Nitor; the description is inadequate to separate Modonitor Iredale, 1937 from Nitor Gude, 1911].
Type species:
Helix pudibunda Cox, 1868 by monotypy. - Melocystis Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt II. The Australian Zoologist 9: 1-39 [12 Nov. 1937] [5].
Type species:
Helix circumcincta Cox, 1868 by original designation.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [239]
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
HELICARIONIDAE: Melocystis jacksoniensis (Gray, 1834) — Iredale, T. 1941. Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Pt III. Australian Naturalist 11: 1-8 [4]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Deua NP, SE NSW to the NE NSW/SE Qld Border Ranges. Elsewhere ME Qld and the Wet Tropics, NE Qld
IBRA
NSW North Coast (NNC) ; NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Apr-2024 | LIMACOIDEI ("Limacoid clade") | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 15-Feb-2024 | HELICARIONIDAE Bourguignat, 1877 | 08-Mar-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 12-Apr-2022 | HELICINA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-May-2020 | STYLOMMATOPHORA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-May-2020 | HELICINA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Dec-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 05-Feb-2014 | HELICARIONIDAE | 11-Apr-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic (BAAM) |
| 18-Jun-2010 | 26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |