Species Pravonitor aquilonia (Stanisic, 2010)
Cape Tribulation Glass-snail
- Malandena aquilonia Stanisic, J. in Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2010. Australian Land Snails. A field guide to eastern Australian species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 1 595 pp. [296, 559] [etymology: from the Latin aquilonius = north, referring to the northern distribution].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO48605, Mount Halcyon, NE Qld [16°03'S, 145°25'E0].
Paratype(s) QM MO48720; QM MO48640; QM MO48702; QM MO48711; QM MO48731; QM MO78928; AM SC103690; AM SC104275; AM SC425105; AM SC425108.
Generic Combinations
- Pravonitor aquilonia (Stanisic, 2010). —
Hyman, I.T. & Köhler, F. 2022. Homoplasy in shells discombobulated the taxonomy: revision of the larger helicarionid land snails of northern Queensland, Australia (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae). Journal of Natural History 56(41-44): 1727-1799 [1777-1779]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Mossman Gorge, N to Cooktown, NE Qld
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Rainforest, under litter, under logs, under stones, vine thicket.
Extra Ecological Information
870m
General References
Hyman, I.T. & Köhler, F. 2022. Homoplasy in shells discombobulated the taxonomy: revision of the larger helicarionid land snails of northern Queensland, Australia (Stylommatophora: Helicarionidae). Journal of Natural History 56(41-44): 1727-1799 [1777-1779] (updated diagnosis)
Common Name References
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2010. Australian Land Snails. A field guide to eastern Australian species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 1 595 pp. [296] (Cape Tribulation Glass-snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15-Feb-2024 | HELICARIONIDAE Bourguignat, 1877 | 04-Jan-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| HELICARIONIDAE | 03-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic (BAAM) |