Species Plotiopsis balonnensis (Conrad, 1850)
- Melania lirata Menke, C.T. 1843. Molluscorum Novae Hollandiae Specimen in Libraria Aulica Hahniana. Hannoverae : Libraria Aulica Hahniana pp. 1-46. [Apr. 1843]. [9] [junior homonym; noy Melania lirata Benson, 1843].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, Avon River, District York, WA. - Melania balonnensis Conrad, R.A. 1850. Descriptions of new species of freshwater shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5: 10-11 [Feb. 1850] [11].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 26514a, Balonne River, NSW.
Paratype(s) ANSP 26514 (6 specimens), Balonne River, NSW. - Melania tetrica Conrad, R.A. 1850. Descriptions of new species of freshwater shells. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 5: 10-11 [Feb. 1850] [11] [junior homonym of Melania tetrica Gould, 1847].
Type data:
Holotype ANSP 26515, Murray River.Type locality references:
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [207].Secondary source:
Brazier, J. 1881. Synonymy of and remarks upon two Australian species of Melania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6: 551-552 [Dec. 1881] [551]; Baker, H.B. 1964. Type land snails in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Pt. III. Limnophile and Thalassophile Pulmonata. Pt IV. Land and fresh-water Prosobranchia. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia 116: 149-193 [191]. - Melania incerta Brot, A. 1862. Matériaux pour Servir à l'Étude de la famille des Mélaniens. I. Catalogue systématique des espèces qui composent la famille des Mélaniens. Genève : Jules-Guillaume Fick Vol. 1 72 pp. [52] [unnecessary replacement name for Melania lirata Menke, 1843, Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 pp. xii 408].
- Melania oncoides Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1878. On an Australian variety of Neritina pulligera Linn. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 3(1): 3-6 [Sept. 1878] [5] [description follows that of Neritina pulligera].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C100624 (5 specimens), creeks near Bourke, Darling River, NSW. - Melania tatei Brazier, J. 1881. Synonymy of and remarks upon two Australian species of Melania. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 6: 551-552 [Dec. 1881] [551] [unnecessary replacement name for Melania tetrica Conrad, 1850, Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 pp. xii 408].
- Melania subsimilis Smith, E.A. 1882. On the freshwater shells of Australia. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 16: 255-316 [262].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1840.10.20 35–42 (8 specimens), Lower Murray River, SA.Type locality references:
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [208]. - Plotiopsis subornata Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [208].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C51804 (11 specimens), Burdekin River, QLD. - Plotiopsis centralia Cotton, B.C. 1943. More Australian freshwater shells. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 67(1): 143-148 [Date published July 30] [145].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D14133, Innamincka, Coopers Creek, SA. - Plotiopsis flata Iredale, T. 1944. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 11: 113-127 [Aug. 1944] [117].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C139444 (5 specimens), Breeza, on the Mooki River, NSW. - Plotiopsis sociana Iredale, T. 1944. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 11: 113-127 [Aug. 1944] [117].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, Clarence River, NSW. - Plotiopsis thrascia Iredale, T. 1944. Guide to the freshwater shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 11: 113-127 [Aug. 1944] [117].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C139443 (15 specimens), Tibooburra, on the Bulloo River, NSW.
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. [78]
- Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275
Generic Combinations
- Plotiopsis balonnensis (Conrad, 1850). —
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [207] - Thiara (Plotiopsis) balonnensis (Conrad, 1850). —
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. [78]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Melania (Plotiopsis) balonnensis Conrad, 1850. —
Brot, A. 1874. Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae) in Abbildungen nach der Natur. 1-488, 49 pls in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Bd 1 Abt. 24. [7]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Gulf Plains (GUP), Kanmantoo (KAN), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Wet Tropics (WT)
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, freshwater, lentic freshwater, lotic freshwater.
General References
Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275 [230-237, figs 1f, 21, 23, 24, 48]
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [207]
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. [78] (based on an examination of types)
Stoddart, J.A. 1985. Analysis of species lineages of some Australian thiarids (Thiaridae, Prosobranchia, Gastropoda) using the evolutionary species concept. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 7: 7-16
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | THIARIDAE | 12-Oct-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 21-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED |