Genus Vitellidelos Stanisic, 2010
Carnivorous Snails
Compiler and date details
November 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Vitellidelos Stanisic, J. in 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. [142, 573] [etymology: from the Latin vitellus = yolk, and a contraction of Saladelos (a small rhytidid), referring to the yellow colour of the shell and small size].
Type species:
Saladelos dulcis Iredale, 1943 by original designation.
Introduction
Vitellidelos differs from Montidelos in having generally stronger radial sculpture and weaker spiral elements, and a wider umbilicus.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
NE to SE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB) ; NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH)
Distribution References
Diagnosis
Shell small, subdiscoidal, spire flat to low dome-shaped; protoconch shiny, with weak radial growth ridges, upper surface of teleoconch with coarse to weak, curved radial ribs and weak spiral wrinkles, underside with weak spiral grooves; umbilicus wide, U-shaped. Colour yellow.
Diagnosis References
General References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-Apr-2012 | ADDED |