Species Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gray, 1843)
- Amnicola antipodanum Gray, J.E. 1843. Catalogue of the species of Mollusca and their shells which have hitherto been recorded as found at New Zealand with the description of some lately discovered species. pp. 228–265 in Dieffenbach, E. (ed.). Travels in New Zealand: with contributions to the geography, geology, botany and natural history of that country. London : John Murray Vol. 2. [241].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH no number, New Zealand.Secondary source:
Ponder, W.F. 1988. Potamopyrgus antipodarum - a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 54: 271-285 [281]. - Amnicola antipodarum Gray, J.E. 1844. Catalogue des Mollusques et de leurs coquilles, trouves jusqu's present à la Nouvelle-Zelande, avec la description des espèces recemment decouvertes. Revue de Zoologie, Paris 7: 346-359 [356] [justified emendation of Amnicola antipodanum Gray, 1843].
Secondary source:
Ponder, W.F. 1988. Potamopyrgus antipodarum - a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 54: 271-285 [281]. - Paludestrina legrandiana Brazier, J. 1872. Descriptions of seven new species of the genus Helix, and of two fluviatile shells from Tasmania. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 696-699 [2 May 1872] [698].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C100616 (25+ specimens), Salmon ponds, New Norfolk, TAS; TMH 7827/E486, Salmon Ponds, New Norfolk, TAS. - Paludestrina wisemaniana Brazier, J. 1872. Descriptions of seven new species of the genus Helix, and of two fluviatile shells from Tasmania. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1871: 696-699 [2 May 1872] [699].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C154266 (16 specimens), Hobart, TAS. - Bythinia legrandi Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On the freshwater shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 66-82 [21 Mar. 1876] [76].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TMH E486/7827 (6 specimens), Brown's River, TAS; TMH E487/7828 (27 specimens), Brown's River, TAS; SAMA D15768 (3 specimens), Brown's River, TAS; AM C139442 (19 specimens), Brown's River, TAS. - Bythinia unicarinata Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On the freshwater shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 66-82 [21 Mar. 1876] [76].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TMH E488/7829 (4 specimens), Salmon Ponds, TAS; SAMA D16366 (1 specimen), Salmon Ponds, TAS. - Bythinia tasmanica Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1876. On the freshwater shells of Tasmania. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1875: 66-82 [21 Mar. 1876] [76].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TMH E485/7826 (3 specimens), TAS; SAMA D15773 (1 specimen), TAS. - Bythinella exigua Tenison-Woods, J.E. 1879. On some Tasmanian freshwater univalves. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1878: 65-72 [24 Feb. 1879] [71] [unnecessary replacement name for Bythinella legrandi Tenison-Woods, 1876].
- Bythinella pattisoni Cotton, B.C. 1942. Some Australian freshwater Gastropoda. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 66(1): 75-82 [Date published July 31] [81].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA D14095, River Torrens at Paradise Park, SA.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Ponder, W.F. 1988. Potamopyrgus antipodarum - a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 54: 271-285 [281]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
New Zealand, Europe
Introduced from New Zealand.
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Ben Lomond (BEL), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, lotic freshwater.
General References
Alonso, A. & Castro-Díez, P. 2008. What explains the invading success of the aquatic mud snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Hydrobiidae, Mollusca)? Hydrobiologia 614: 107-116 [107-113]
Ponder, W.F. 1988. Potamopyrgus antipodarum - a molluscan coloniser of Europe and Australia. Journal of Molluscan Studies 54: 271-285 [271-279]
Schreiber, E.S.G., Glaister, A., Quinn, G.P. & Lake, P.S. 1998. Life history and population dynamics of the exotic snail Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Prosobranchia : Hydrobiidae) in Lake Purrumbete, Victoria, Australia. Marine and Freshwater Research 49(1): 73-78 [73-78]
Wallace, C. 1978. Notes on the distribution of sex and shell characters in some Australian populations of Potamopyrgus (Gastropoda : Hydrobiidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 4: 71-76 (reproduction)
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) |