Species Scagacola eddiei Stanisic, 2010
Scagacola eddiei, dorsal view. Diamater of shell: 20 mm
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Scagacola eddiei, ventral view.
Scagacola eddiei, apertural view.
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Species Scagacola eddiei Stanisic, 2010
Lockyer Valley Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Scagacola eddiei 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. [136, 573] [etymology: for land snail collector Craig Eddie].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO55373, Toowoomba, E at Redwood Park, SE QLD [27°34'S, 151°58'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO44877; QM MO45123; QM MO45186.
Introduction
Scagacola eddiei can be distinguished from the parapatric Terrycarlessia bullacea by the flatter shape, weaker spiral sculpture and in having a wider umbilicus.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Lockyer Valley to Toowoomba, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Among rocks, vine thicket.
Extra Ecological Information
Living among rock piles
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, yellow with darker streaks, subdiscoidal with low spire; protoconch smooth apart from some oblique striations at the end, teleoconch sculpture of weak radial ribs and scattered spiral grooves and wrinkles becoming more pronounced on the last whorl; umbilicus moderately wide, V-shaped; diameter 20mm.
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. [136] (Lockyer Valley Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2012 | ADDED |