Species Terrycarlessia bullacea (Reeve, 1854)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Helix bullacea Reeve, L.A. 1854. Monograph of the genus Helix pls 175–209. In, Reeve, L.A. (ed.). Conchologia Iconica. London : L. Reeve & Co. Vol. 7. [pl. 186, sp. 1288] [July 1874].

  Type data:

   Holotype BMNH 1985.160, Moreton Bay, QLD.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Cox, J.C. 1868. A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : Maddock 111 pp. [26]

 

Generic Combinations

• Strangesta bullacea (Reeve, 1854). —
  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]
• Terrycarlessia bullacea (Reeve, 1854). —
  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, 134, 573]
• Strangesta (Namoitena) bullacea (Reeve, 1854). —
  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. [302] (subgeneric placement)

 

Introduction

Terrycarlessia bullacea differs from the sympatric Griffithsina brisbanica by having finer radial ribs and much more prominent spiral striae on the teleoconch. Animal orange-brown with fairly broad pale orange dorsal stripe edged with black.

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Richmond Range, NE NSW to Bunya Mtns, SE Qld

Australian Endemic.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

NSW, Qld: South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Predator, rainforest, under litter, under logs, vine thicket.

Extra Ecological Information

Living under deep litter

 

Diagnosis

Shell medium-sized, glossy greenish-yellow with irregular darker radial streaks, subglobose to globosely turbinate with a domed spire; protoconch with low curved radial ridges and fine spiral striae, teleoconch sculpture of fine crowded ribs and numerous spiral striae; umbilicus narrow, V-shaped; diameter 22.5mm.

 

Diagnosis 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. [134]

 

General References

Cox, J.C. 1868. A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : Maddock 111 pp. [26] (synonymised Helix bullacea and Helix assimilans)

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. [134]

 

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. [134] (Bunya Mountains Carnivorous Snail)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Apr-2012		19-Apr-2012	MOVED
19-Apr-2012		19-Apr-2012	MOVED
03-Jan-2013		16-Apr-2012	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)