Species Pseudiotula eurysiana Stanisic, 2010
Timor Caves Pinhead Snail
Compiler and date details
December 2013 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pseudiotula eurysiana 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. [178, 566] [etymology: from the Greek eurys = widespread, referring to the widespread distribution].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO37548, Timor Caves, via Murrurundi, ME NSW [31°41'S, 151°08'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO37988; QM MO78591; AM SC400038; AM SC400041.
Introduction
Pseudiotula eurysiana is similar to Iotula microcosmos but has a flatter, less tightly coiled shell with a wider umbilicus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
SE NSW, N to the Mackay area, ME QLD
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, rainforest, vine thicket.
Diagnosis
Shell minute, light brown, trochoidal with a low spire; protoconch spirally lirate, teleoconch sculpture of moderately spaced, radial growth lines and fine spiral threads; umbilicus open, narrow; diameter 1.3mm.
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. [178] (Timor Caves Pinhead Snail)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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PUNCTOIDEA | 11-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Dr John Stanisic |