Species Vitellidelos dorrigoensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Vitellidelos dorrigoensis, dorsal view. Diameter of shell: 11.5 mm
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Vitellidelos dorrigoensis, Ventral view.
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Species Vitellidelos dorrigoensis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Dorrigo Carnivorous Snail
Compiler and date details
November 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Vitellidelos dorrigoensis Shea, M. & Griffiths, O. 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. [144, 573] [etymology: for the town of Dorrigo].
Type data:
Holotype QM MO17074, The Glade, Dorrigo National Park, NE NSW [30°22'S, 152°44'E].
Paratype(s) QM MO17031; QM MO27294; QM MO33069; QM MO78870.
Introduction
Vitellidelos dorrigoensis can be distinguished from V. costata by the larger size, weaker radial ribbing and the presence of stronger spiral sculpture.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Dorrigo to Gibraltar Range National Parks, E of Glen Innes, NE NSW
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NSW: New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, rainforest, under logs.
Diagnosis
Shell small, glossy dark yellow with darker radial streaks in some individuals, subdiscoidal, spire flat; protoconch shiny, with weak radial growth ridges, teleoconch sculpture of curved radial growth lines with relatively strong spiral wrinkles on last whorl, umbilicus moderately wide, V-shaped; diameter 11.5mm.
Diagnosis References
General References
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. [144] (Dorrigo Carnivorous Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 19-Apr-2012 | ADDED |