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Genus Rhachistia Connolly, 1925

Porcelain Snails


Compiler and date details

March 2012 - Dr John Stanisic

 

Introduction

The genus appears to be sub-Saharan Africa in origin and introduced elsewhere in the Indo-West Pacific. Differs from the unicoloured Amimopina by having a white shell with spiral colour bands.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Extra Distribution Information

Southeast to northeast QLD (introduced); distribution discontinuous in Queensland. Elsewhere sub-Saharan Africa to SE Asia, Indo-West Pacific region and NE Australia. Extralimitally the species occurs in the Loyalty Ils, New Caledonia and possibly Madagascar.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell medium-sized, conical with rounded whorls, thin, smooth, porcelain-like and opaque. Colour cream, yellow or pink with solid or broken spiral bands of black, reddish-brown and bluish-grey, apex dark bluish-grey.

 

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)
04-Apr-2012 05-Apr-2012 MODIFIED
12-Feb-2010 (import)