Genus Strangesta Iredale, 1933
Carnivorous Snails
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Strangesta Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [48].
Type species:
Helix leichardti Cox, 1864 by original designation.
Introduction
Strangesta is readily distinguished from Protorugosa and Terrycarlessia by the combination of simple radially ribbed protoconch (rugose in the former, finely striated in the latter) and more regular radial ribs on the teleoconch.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Richmond River, NE NSW to Proserpine SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; Qld: Central Mackay Coast (CMC) ; SA, Vic: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Murray Darling Depression (MDD)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Shell large to very large, subglobose to subdiscoidal with a low-domed spire, last whorl very large and flared; upper whorl surface usually with prominent radial ribs and scattered discontinuous spiral striae, underside of whorls smooth or with weak spirals and radial ribs in umbilical cavity; protoconch sculptured with low, curved radial ribs; lip simple; umbilicus wide to very wide V-shaped. Shell colour yellow to deep reddish-brown.
Diagnosis References
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. [301] (based on unpublished results of anatomical studies species placed under the subgeneric arrangement of Strangesta (Strangesta) and Strangesta (Namoitena))
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. [126, 132, 573] (taxonomic decision)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2013 | 10-Jan-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |