Species Pseudechotrida bouldercombe Stanisic, 2010
Pseudechotrida bouldercombe, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 6mm
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Pseudechotrida bouldercombe, ventral view.
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Species Pseudechotrida bouldercombe Stanisic, 2010
Bouldercombe Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pseudechotrida bouldercombe 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. [148, 572] [etymology: for the township of Bouldercombe].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO31304, Gavial Ck, via Bouldercombe, W of Rockhampton, SE QLD [23°36'S, 150°29'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO12645; QM MO39899; QM MO51557; QM MO51566; QM MO62444; QM MO78876; AM SC136389.
Introduction
P. bouldercombe has much weaker spiral grooves and a flatter shell compared to P. bordaensis.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Biggenden to Bouldercombe, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Under litter, under logs, vine thicket.
Diagnosis
Shell small, yellow, subdiscoidal and somewhat nautiliform, spire flat, last whorl large and flared; protoconch shiny with weak radial ridges, teleoconch sculpture of few relatively weak spiral grooves and branched spiral wrinkles above, shiny below; umbilicus very wide, cup-shaped; diameter 6.0mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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. [148] (Bouldercombe Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2012 | ADDED |