Species Signepupina ventrosa (Dohrn, 1862)
Bloomfield River Chrysalis-snail
- Pupina ventrosa Dohrn, H. 1862. Description of new operculated land shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1862: 181-184 [15 Sept. 1862] [183].
Type data:
Status unknown, presumed lost, Endeavour River, QLD. - Pupina nitida Brazier, J. 1876. Description of a new Pupina collected during the Chevert Expedition. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1: 136-137 [136].
Type data:
Holotype AM C55240, Barrow Is., QLD.
Paratype(s) AM(MMUS) A138 (23 specimens), Barrow Is., QLD.
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. [72] (Stanisic, J. & Potter, D., pers. comm.)
Generic Combinations
- Signepupina ventrosa (Dohrn, 1862). —
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. [54, 60, 569]
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Cairns to Cooktown, NE Qld
Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states,
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and
IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be
reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the
entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA
Qld: Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Rainforest, rotten logs.
Extra Ecological Information
Drier coastal rainforest; living under and in rotting logs
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2012 | CYCLOPHOROIDEA | 13-Apr-2012 | MOVED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |