Species Tasmaphena ruga (Legrand, 1871)
Coarse-ribbed Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
November 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Helix (Videna) ruga Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 24].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, Mt Wellington, TAS. - Helix (Patula) dubitans Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 29].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, North-West Bay, TAS. - Helix (Patula) vexanda Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 43].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, North-West Bay, TAS. - Helix (Patula) margatensis Legrand, W. 1871. Collections for a Monograph of Tasmanian Land Shells. Hobart : W. Legrand (without page numbers). [Sept. 1871] [sp. 54].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, North-West Bay, TAS. - Helix exoptata Tate, R. 1882. On the geographical relations of the pulmoniferous Mollusca of Victoria. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 4: 71-76 [75] [nom. nud.].
Secondary source:
Cox, J.C. & Hedley, C. 1912. An index to the land shells of Victoria. Memoirs of the National Museum of Victoria, Melbourne 4: 5-14 pls i-iii [Feb. 1912] [7].
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. [304] (based on original descriptions and examination of types)
Generic Combinations
- Strangesta ruga (Legrand, 1871). —
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] [120] - Tasmaphena ruga (Legrand, 1871). —
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. [118]
Introduction
Tasmaphena ruga is characterised by strong radial ribs and a wide umbilicus. Generally confined to dier forests and not sympatric with other Tasmaphena species (K. Bonham, Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Tasmania, 2003) .
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
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
Ecological Descriptors
Open forest, predator.
Extra Ecological Information
Tall forest.
Diagnosis
Shell small, pale yellowish to dark amber, subdiscoidal with flattened spire; teleoconch sculpture of coarse radial ribs above, smooth below with concave base; umbilicus wide, U-shaped; diameter to 10mm.
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. [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) |