Genus Tasmaphena Iredale, 1933

Museums

Regional Maps

• Tasmaphena Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [48].

  Type species:

   Helix sinclairi Pfeiffer, 1845 by original designation.

 

Introduction

Tasmaphena is a genus of small to medium-sized rhytidids largely endemic to Tasmania. The species currently assigned to the genus have been placed here largely on the basis of gross shell characters and need to be confirmed by detailed taxonomic studies (J. Stanisic, pers. comm.)

 

Distribution

States

Tasmania, Victoria

Extra Distribution Information

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Tas, Vic: Ben Lomond (BEL), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE)

Distribution References

Diagnosis

Shell small to medium-sized, discoidal to subdiscoidal with flat to low-domed spire, whorls rounded, usually flared at end of last whorl; protoconch smooth with radial ripples at suture, teleoconch sculpture of prominent coarse regular to irregular radials above, smooth or weaker below; umbilicus wide, U-shaped. Colour yellow to reddish-brown with spiral bands in one species.

 

Diagnosis References

Smith, B.J. & Kershaw, R.C. 1979. Field Guide to the Non-marine Molluscs of South-eastern Australia. Canberra : A.N.U. Press 285 pp. [117-120]

 

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. [303]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
03-Jan-2013		03-Jan-2013	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)