Species Notoscolex bidiverticulatus (Jamieson, 1974)
- Oreoscolex bidiverticulatus Jamieson, B.G.M. 1974. The indigenous earthworms (Megascolecidae: Oligochaeta) of Tasmania. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology 26: 201-328 [305].
Type data:
Holotype TMH K362 mature specimen (dissected), Fern Glade, Emu River, Burnie, NW Tasmania [41°05'S 145°55'E].
Paratype(s) BMNH 1973.2.35 mature specimen (dissected), Fern Glade, Emu River, Burnie, NW Tasmania [41°05'S 145°55'E]; BJ T65 one specimen, Fern Glade, Emu River, Burnie, NW Tasmania [41°05'S 145°55'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Burnie, NW Tasmania.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [907] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement retained this species in Oreoscolex without reference to the proposed inclusion of most of Oreoscolex (including all Tasmanian species) under Notoscolex by Blakemore & Kingston (1997: 1689); this action was later confirmed, contemporaneously, by Blakemore (2000))
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 08-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |