Species Melasma onca Adams & Angas, 1864
- Melania (Melasma) onca Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species of freshwater shells collected by Mr F.G. Waterhouse during J. McDonald Stuart's overland journey from Adelaide to the north-west coast of Australia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1863: 414-418 [20 Apr. 1864] [415].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH 1870.10.26.124 5 specimens, tributary of Adelaide River, Arnhem Land (as Arnheim's Land), NT.
Generic Combinations
- Sermylasma onca (Adams & Angas, 1864). —
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [209] - Melasma onca (Adams & Angas, 1864). —
Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275 [223] - Stenomelania onca (Adams & Angas, 1864) [combination incorrectly applied in AFD].
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Melania onca Adams & Angas, 1864. —
Brot, A. 1877. Die Melaniaceen (Melanidae). pp. 193-352 in Küster, H.C., Martini, F.W. & Chemnitz, J.H. (eds). Systematisches Conchylien-Cabinet. Nürnberg : Bauer & Raspe Bd 9 Tl 3. [330]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Pine Creek (PCK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW)
Ecological Descriptors
Detritivore, lotic freshwater, rock bottom–freshwater, sand bottom–freshwater.
General References
Glaubrecht, M., Brinkmann, N. & Pöppe, J. 2009. Diversity and disparity 'down under': Systematics, biogeography and reproductive modes of the 'marsupial' freshwater Thiaridae (Caenogastropoda, Cerithioidea) in Australia. Zoosystematics and Evolution 85(2): 199-275 [223-226, figs 1d, 2a–c, 13-16, 46–47]
Iredale, T. 1943. A basic list of the freshwater Mollusca of Australia. The Australian Zoologist 10(2): 188-230 [209]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | CERITHIOIDEA | 30-Oct-2018 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey Ingo Burghardt (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri |
| 01-Jun-2021 | THIARIDAE | 11-Oct-2011 | MOVED | Dr Winston Ponder (AM) Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |