Species Pupisoma pagodula Stanisic, 2010
Pupisoma pagodula, apertural view. Height of shell: 1.8 mm [specimen gold-coated for scanning electron microscopy]
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Species Pupisoma pagodula Stanisic, 2010
Pagoda Toothless Snail
Compiler and date details
April 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pupisoma pagodula 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. [100, 567] [etymology: referring to the pagoda-like shape].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO37992, Yessabah Caves, SW Kempsey, NSW [31°05'45"S, 152°41'20"E].
Introduction
Pupisoma pagodula is distinguished from P. porti by the very distinct and high ‘pagoda-like’ spire with strongly impressed sutures and more prominent axial ribs. It is a rare, but widespread species which probably has been undercollected to date.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
First recorded from the Macleay Valley, NE NSW in Stanisic et al. (2010) but subsequently recorded from the southern Queenlsand region (Stanisic, pers. comm.).
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Dry vine thickets.
Extra Ecological Information
All specimens of P. pagodula have been collected in litter but it is a suspected arboreal species
Diagnosis
Shell minute, light brown, high turbinate, stepped spire; sculpture of irregular radial periostracal blades and growth lines; strongly rounded whorls with very deeply impressed sutures; columella very wide and triangular forming a callous over umbilical area; umbilicus closed; height 1.9mm.
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. [100] (Pagoda Toothless Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 24-Jul-2012 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Apr-2012 | ADDED |