Species Westracystis fredaslini Solem, 1982

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• Westracystis fredaslini Solem, A. 1982. Small land snails from Northern Australia, II: Species of Westracystis Iredale, 1939 (Mollusca: Pulmonata, Helicarionidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5: 175-193 [183].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM 519.80, Sta. WA–688, near mouth of Cutta Cutta Cave, 16 Mile Cave Reserve, S of Katherine, NT.
  Paratype(s) WAM 521–80 7 specimens (WAM 522–80 (1 specimen); FMNH 205209 1 specimen; FMNH 205210 numerous specimens; AM C161295 10 specimens (AM C161296 (4 specimens).

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: N coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Vine thicket.

Extra Ecological Information

Vine thicket.

 

General References

Solem, A. 1982. Small land snails from Northern Australia, II: Species of Westracystis Iredale, 1939 (Mollusca: Pulmonata, Helicarionidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 5: 175-193 [183] (anatomy, radula)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
18-Jun-2010		26-Jul-2010	MODIFIED
		12-Feb-2010	(import)