Species Nesopupa novopommerana Rensch, 1932
Nesopupa novopommerana, apertural view. Height of shell: 2.6 mm
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Species Nesopupa novopommerana Rensch, 1932
Slender Golden Pupasnail
Compiler and date details
April 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Nesopupa novopommerana Rensch, I. 1932. Neue landmollusken aus dem Bismarck-Archipel. Part 3. Zoologischer Anzeiger 98: 27-36 [35].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown not traced, Karlei, Weite Bucht, New Britain (as Neu-Pommern), Bismark Archipeligo.
Paratype(s) SMF 6040 1 specimen.Secondary source:
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [476].
Introduction
Nesopupa novopommerana is a northern Australain species with an extralimital distribution extending to Indonesia and New Britain. Compared with N. scotti, N. novopommerana has a shell with bolder barriers and a more tapered spire.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Northern Wet Tropics to Weipa, Cape York, FN Qld; NT and N WA. New Britain and Indonesia
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Dampierland (DL), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [476-477]
- 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. [106]
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, vine thicket.
Extra Ecological Information
Behind beach
Diagnosis
Shell very small, golden-brown, elongately tapered; surface of shell finely wrinkled with occasional oblique radial growth threads; aperture sub-quadrate with five denticles: a columellar, separate angular and parietal and two parietals; height to 2.6 mm.
Diagnosis References
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [476-477]
General References
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. [293]
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] [62]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2012 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jun-2012 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |