Species Protractiropa curacoae (Brazier, 1871)
Recherche Bay Pinwheel Snail
- Helix (Charopa) curacoae Brazier, J. 1871. Descriptions of ten new species of land shells, collected by Mr W.F. Petterd, of Hobart Town, Tasmania. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 659-662 [1 Apr. 1871] [659].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Mt Wellington, TAS. - Helix (Discus) ramsgatensis Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 33].
Type data:
Syntype(s) TMH E1920/16535 17 specimens, Recherche Bay, TAS.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Iredale, T. 1937. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 8: 287-333 [12 Mar. 1937] [332]
Generic Combinations
- Protractiropa curacoae (Brazier, 1871). —
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [570]
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian South East (TSE)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Tasmania
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open scrub, tall closed forest.
General References
Bonham, K. 1994. Identity and distribution of large Roblinella land snails in Tasmania. Tasmanian Naturalist 116: 38-44 [38] (distribution)
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 02-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 01-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |