Species Rhophodon peregrinus Hedley, 1924
Peregrine Pinwheel Snail
- Rhophodon peregrinus Hedley, C. 1924. Some notes on Australian shells. The Australian Zoologist 3: 215-222 [9 May 1924] [220] [Stanisic stated: "in the AM was a lot of 38 specimens (AM C95838) from the type locality, labelled paralectotypes although this designation has no basis in literature"; neotype from this series].
Type data:
Neotype AM C153719, Tweed River, NSW.Subsequent designation references:
Stanisic, J. 1990. Systematics and biogeography of eastern Australian Charopidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata) from subtropical rainforests. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30: 1-241 [120].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Richmond River, NE NSW to Burleigh Heads, SE Qld
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Among rocks, litter-dwelling, rainforest, vine thicket.
Extra Ecological Information
Notophyll vine forest and coastal rainforest
General References
Stanisic, J. 1990. Systematics and biogeography of eastern Australian Charopidae (Mollusca, Pulmonata) from subtropical rainforests. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 30: 1-241 (anatomy)
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 30-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
12-Feb-2010 | (import) |