Species Scelidoropa altior (Iredale, 1941)
Snowy Mountains Pinwheel Snail
- Egilomen altior Iredale, T. 1941. Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Pt II. Australian Naturalist 10: 262-269 [269].
Type data:
Holotype AM C63497, Mt Kosciusko, NSW. - Charopa snowyensis Gabriel, C.J. & Macpherson, J.H. 1947. Mollusca. pp. 158-167 in Whincup, S.G., Brazenor, C.W., Gabriel, C.J., Macpherson, J. H. & Burns, A. N. A preliminary report on the biology and ecology of the Snowy River area in north-east Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 15: 146-171 [161].
Type data:
Holotype NMV F1673A, Snowy River, (Moon's Crossing), VIC.
Paratype(s) NMV F1673 B+C 12 specimens (species description states 5 paratypes under NMV F1673); NMV F30915 2 specimens.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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. [185] (Stanisic, J., pers. comm.)
Generic Combinations
- Scelidoropa altior (Iredale, 1941). —
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2017. Australian Land Snails. Volume 2. A field guide to southern, central and western species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 2 pp. 580. [for nomenclature purposes, all taxa described in this volume must be dated 2018] [570] - Dentherona (Dentherona) altior (Iredale, 1941). —
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. [184]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
E VIC, SE NSW.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA)
Ecological Descriptors
Litter, open forest.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2022 | HELICINA | 04-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2018 | HETEROBRANCHIA | 03-Jul-2018 | MODIFIED | Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 06-Feb-2014 | PUNCTOIDEA | 01-May-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |