Species Phrantela umbilicata Ponder & Clark, 1993
- Phrantela umbilicata Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [697].
Type data:
Holotype AM C165918, small creek, just upstream from Kutikina Cave, Franklin R., Tasmania, 40 m [42°31'42"S 145°46'E].
Paratype(s) AM C165919 (2 specimens); AM C165920 (many specimens); TMH E50545 (5 specimens); AM C166039 (2 specimens).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian West (TWE)
Ecological Descriptors
Leaf litter, lotic freshwater, silt bottom.
Extra Ecological Information
Along stream edges, living under lichens overhanging the stream.
General References
Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [697-698, figs 29E,F, 84C,D, 91C,D, 92A, 95A, 98]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 20-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |