Species Strangesta ramsayi (Cox, 1868)
Strangesta ramsayi, dorsal view, Diameter of shell: 39 mm
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Strangesta ramsayi, ventral view,
Strangesta ramsayi, apertural view,
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Species Strangesta ramsayi (Cox, 1868)
Tamborine Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
October 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Helix ramsayi Cox, J.C. 1868. A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : Maddock 111 pp. [30].
Type data:
Holotype AM C87298, Richmond River, NSW.
Generic Combinations
- Strangesta ramsayi (Cox, 1868). —
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. [132, 573] - Murphitella ramsayi (Cox, 1868). —
Iredale, T. 1938. A basic list of the land Mollusca of Australia. Pt III. The Australian Zoologist 9: 83-124 [Date published 30 Nov. 1938] [121]
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Strangesta (Namoitena) ramseyi Cox, 1868.
Introduction
Strangesta ramsayi is distinguished from the sympatric Terrycarlessia turbinata and partly sympatric S. maxima by the olive-yellow colour, bolder radial ribbing and almost total lack of spiral striae. Uncommon. Animals are orange-brown in colour with a pale dorsal stripe.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Richmond River, NE NSW to Mt Tamborine, SE QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Rainforest, under litter, under logs.
Extra Ecological Information
Living under deep litter
Diagnosis
Shell very large, olive-yellow to yellow, subdiscoidal with a slightly elevated spire, last whorl very large and flared; protoconch with bold curved radial ridges, teleoconch sculpture of very prominent regular crowded radial ribs with little trace of spiral striae until the body whorl; umbilicus broad, V-shaped; diameter 39mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
Common Name References
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. [132] (Tamborine Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2012 | 19-Apr-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |