Species Paralaoma morti (Cox, 1864)
- Helix morti Cox, J.C. 1864. Catalogue of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : John Alex Engel 44 pp. [22].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C63696 40+ specimens, Darling Point, Sydney, NSW; SAMA D3219 3 specimens, Darling Point, Sydney, NSW; AM C31181 11 specimens, Darling Point, Sydney, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Paralaoma morti (Cox, 1864). —
Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [313]
Introduction
Removed from synonymy with P. caputspinulae by Stanisic et al. (2017) and applies to forms from eastern NSW and QLD previously referred to as P. caputspinulae, a species now treated as a synonym of P. servilis a New Zealand native widely introduced across the globe.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Wide ranging in eastern Australia from northern QLD to VIC, west to the Darling River in NSW
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Distribution References
General References
Foon, J.K., Green, P.T. & Köhler, F. 2023. Delineating Paralaoma annabelli, a minute land snail impacted by the 2019–2020 wildfires in Australia. Records of the Australian Museum 75(1): 51-64
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [132]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 | HELICINA | 20-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| PUNCTOIDEA Morse, 1864 | 28-Jul-2021 | ADDED |