Species Pseudechotrida mikros Stanisic, 2010
Pseudechotrida mikros, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 5mm
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Pseudechotrida mikros, ventral view.
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Species Pseudechotrida mikros Stanisic, 2010
Tiny Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pseudechotrida mikros 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: from the Greek mikros = small, alluding to the comparatively small size].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO45110, Gatton, 19km SSW, Paradise Mt Rd, SE QLD [27°43.08'S, 152°12.42'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO12236; QM MO42380; QM MO45151; QM MO45191; QM MO45219; QM MO46581; QM MO78877; AM SC136562.
Introduction
Pseudechotrida mikros is distinguished from both P. bordaensis and P. bouldercombe by its very small size, lack of spiral grooves, flattened shape and very wide umbilicus.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Brisbane, W to Cunninghams Gap and Lockyer Valley, and NE to Goomeri, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Forest, 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 relatively weak, branched spiral wrinkles above, shiny below; umbilicus very wide, cup-shaped; diameter 5.0mm.
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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] (Tiny Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2012 | ADDED |