Species Notoscolex wellingtonensis (Spencer, 1895)
- Cryptodrilus wellingtonensis Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [43].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV G75 mature specimen (dissected) ('because of its poor condition, Jensz and Smith (1969) recorded this specimen as a syntype rather than a lectotype; however, as no other syntypes are known they are deemed to have actually designated it as the lectotype under Article 74.6 of ICZN (1999)' (Blakemore 2000: 372)), Mt Wellington nr Hobart, S Tasmania [42°55'S 147°15'E].Subsequent designation references:
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [92]; Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [372].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Mt Wellington, S Tasmania (the specimen from Kellys Basin included by Jamieson (1974) was deemed to be of a different species by Blakemore (2000)).
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
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] [933] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement retained the species in Oreoscolex; monograph published contemporaneously with Blakemore (2000))
Jensz, R.L. & Smith, B.J. 1969. Catalogue of Baldwin Spencer earthworm types in the National Museum of Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 29: 85-110 [92]
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 |