Genus Prolesophanta Iredale, 1933
Carnivorous Snails
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Prolesophanta Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [40].
Type species:
Helix dyeri Petterd, 1879 by original designation. - Tasmadelos Iredale, T. 1938. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 83-124 [Date published 30 Nov. 1938] [118].
Type species:
Helix nelsonensis Brazier, 1871 by original designation.
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. [300]
Introduction
Prolesophanta is readily distinguished from other eastern Australian rhytidids by its very small shell and lthe ack of an umbilicus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Tasmania, Vic and SE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH) ; Tas: Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM) ; Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)
Distribution References
- Smith, B.J. & Kershaw, R.C. 1979. Field Guide to the Non-marine Molluscs of South-eastern Australia. Canberra : A.N.U. Press 285 pp.
- 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. [142]
Diagnosis
Shell minute, discoidal, last whorl large and flared; protoconch shiny and smooth, teleoconch sculptured with low, broad radial ridges; umbilicus absent. Colour pale and glassy with dark reddish-brown radial streaks.
Diagnosis References
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History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2013 | 03-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |