Species Sinumelon bednalli (Ponsonby, 1904)

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• Xanthomelon bednalli Ponsonby, J.H. 1904. Description of a helicoid land-shell (Xanthomelon bednalli) from central Australia. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London 6: 182 [Sept. 1904] [182] [text figs. 1-2].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA D14181, MacDonnell Range, NT.
  Paratype(s) AM C19238 4 specimens; BMNH 1907.7.24.8 1 specimen (labelled "holotype" but not considered so by Solem, A. 1993. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). VI. Taxa from the Red Centre. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 43: 983–1459 (1094)).

  Secondary source:

   Solem, A. 1993. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). VI. Taxa from the Red Centre. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 43: 983-1459 [1094].

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory

Extra Distribution Information

MacDonnell Ranges, around Alice Springs, NT.

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • Northern Territory: Lake Eyre basin

Ecological Descriptors

Open scrub, saxicoline, under rocks.

Extra Ecological Information

Under rocks.

 

General References

Hedley, C. 1889. Anatomical notes on the Helicidae. Part III. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 6: 249-252 (anatomy, radula)

Solem, A. 1993. Camaenid land snails from Western and central Australia (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). VI. Taxa from the Red Centre. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 43: 983-1459 [1093] (pls 108a-c, 113a-e; figs 274d-f, 276a-b [radula, shell, anatomy])

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Feb-2014	HELICOIDEA	20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		20-Aug-2013	MODIFIED