Genus Saladelos Smith, 1979

Museums

Regional Maps

• Saladelos Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 [426].

  Type species:

   Helix hobsoni Brazier, 1876 (Helix (Rhytida) hobsoni Brazier 1876 as the earliest available name referrable to Helix splendidula Pfeiffer 1846, and not S. commixta Iredale 1933) by original designation.
• Saladelos Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [48] [nomen nudum; no description provided, unavailable from Iredale (1933)].

  Type species:

   Helix splendidula Pfeiffer, 1846 (as replacement name Saladelos commixta) by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 [426].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Köhler, F. & Bouchet, P. 2020. On unavailable genus-group names introduced by Tom Iredale for Australian non-marine gastropods: nomenclatural clarifications and descriptions of new genera. Molluscan Research 40(2): 150-159 [155]

 

Introduction

Saladelos is distinguished by the combination of spirally striate protoconch, teleoconch sculpture of strong to weak spiral grooves and very wide, cup-shaped umbilicus. Smith (1979) treated this as a monotypic genus with Saladelos hobsoni as the lone representative. Both Saladelos commixta and Saladelos lacertina were considered to be junior synonyms of this species.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Central Cape York Peninsula and some off-lying islands to S of Cooktown, and W to the Palmerville limestones, FN QLD.

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell small, subglobose with a domed spire and channelled sutures; teleoconch sculpture of weak curved radial ridges and prominent spiral grooves above that continue onto the protoconch; shiny with very weak to vague spiral striae below; umbilicus very wide, cup-shaped. Colour creamy-yellow with darker reddish radial streaks.

 

Diagnosis 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. [154]

 

General References

Smith, B.J. 1979. Notes on two new species of rhytidid snails from Lizard Is. Nth Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum 32: 421-434 [426]

Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [300] (synomynised Saladelos, Echotrida and Montidelos)

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. [154]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
12-Apr-2022	HELICINA	03-Sep-2024	MODIFIED
03-Jan-2013		03-Jan-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)