Species Scagacola reducta Stanisic, 2010
Scagacola reducta, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 16.5 mm
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Scagacola reducta, ventral view.
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Species Scagacola reducta Stanisic, 2010
Mount Devlin Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
Ocober 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Scagacola reducta 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. [138, 573] [etymology: referring to the reduced sculpture].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO53977, Collinsville, c.60km S on small basalt capped peak, ME QLD [20°59'05"S, 147°52'45"E].
Paratype(s) QM MO53971; QM MO66201; QM MO78886.
Introduction
Scagacola reducta can be distinguished from S. einasleigh by the combination of slightly smaller size and less prominent spiral sculpture.
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
W of Eungella to S of Collinsville (W of the ranges), ME QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Among rocks, dry vine thickets.
Extra Ecological Information
On rock outcrops; living among rocky talus
Diagnosis
Shell medium-sized, creamy-yellow, subdiscoidal with a very low spire; protoconch smooth apart from some oblique striations at the end, teleoconch sculpture of bold radial ribs above that become degenerate on the body whorl; body whorl with scattered discontinuous spiral striae; umbilicus wide, U-shaped; diameter 16.5mm.
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. [138] (Mount Devlin Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2012 | ADDED |