Species Terrisswalkerius athertonensis (Michaelsen, 1916)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Perionyx (Diporochaeta) athertonensis Michaelsen, W. 1916. Results of Dr. E. Mjöberg's Swedish Scientific Expedition to Australia 1910-1913. XIII. Oligochäten. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps-Academiens Nya Handlingar, Stockholm 52: 3-74 [7-9].

  Type data:

   
  Syntype(s) ZMH V8481-8482 (V8481and 8482 examined by Jamieson (2000), 8482 comprised soil debris only), Atherton, Queensland [17°16'S 145°29'E]; NHRM 1245, Cedar Creek (Ravenshoe), Queensland [?].

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Atherton and Cedar Creek, far N QLD.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Queensland: NE coastal

General References

Dyne, G.R. & Wallace, C.C. 1994. Biodiversity and conservation of the earthworm fauna of the wet tropics of Queensland's World Heritage area. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 36(1): 59-66 (listed for Wet Tropics Queensland World Heritage Area as Diporochaeta athertonensis)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 1976. The genus Diporochaeta (Oligochaeta Megascolecidae) in Queensland. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 149: 1-57 [14] (as Diporochaeta athertonensis)

Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [1354] (as Terrisswalkerius athertonensis)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		15-Jul-2010	MODIFIED