Species Xanthomelon jannellei (Le Guillou, 1842)
- Helix jannellei Le Guillou, E. 1842. Description de vingt-sept espèces d'Helices nouvelles. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 5: 136-141 [Date published June 1842] [137].
Type data:
Syntype(s) MNHP no number 2 specimens, Torres Strait, QLD. - Helix pachystyloides Cox, J.C. 1868. On some new species of Australian land shells. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1867: 722-726 [3 Apr. 1868] [725].
Type data:
Syntype(s) AM C112820 3 specimens, Cape York, QLD; AM C112821 3 specimens, Cape York, QLD. - Helix edwardsi Cox, J.C. 1868. A Monograph of Australian Land Shells. Sydney : Maddock 111 pp. [109].
Type data:
Holotype AM C.114007, Liverpool River, NT.
Paratype(s) AM C.112803 4 specimens, Liverpool River, NT. - Helix pachystyla daemelii Martens, E.C. von 1869. West afrikanische conchylien von G. Rohlf. Malakozoologische Blätter 16: 72-88 [78].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB Moll.13215 1 specimen, Cape York, Queensland. - Helix nigrilabris Martens, E.v 1869. Conchologische Notizen. Malakozoologische Blätter 16: 72-88 [78].
Type data:
Syntype(s) ZMB Moll.9064, NT. - Helix (Galaxias) meadei Brazier, J. 1871. Descriptions of ten new species of land shells, collected by Mr W.F. Petterd, of Hobart Town, Tasmania. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1870: 659-662 [1 Apr. 1871] [662] [replacement name; nomen novum for Helix edwardsi Cox, 1868].
- Helix pseudomeadei Bednall, W.T. 1876. Conchology of Port Darwin. pp. 185-186 in Harcus, W. (ed.). South Australia: Its History, Resources and Productions. Adelaide : W.C. Cox, Government Printer. [186].
Type data:
Status unknown, types presumed lost, Port Darwin, NT.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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] [102]
- Köhler, F. & Burghardt, I. 2016. Cryptic diversity in a widespread land snail: revision of the genus Xanthomelon Martens, 1860 from the Australian Monsoon Tropics (Pulmonata, Camaenidae). Zoologica Scripta 45: 127-144 [140]
- Stanisic, J. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (daemelli placed in synonymy)
Generic Combinations
- Xanthomelon jannellei (Le Guillou, 1842). —
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] [102]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
North-west NT east to Cape York and Torres Strait islands, QLD
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
NT, Qld: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Central Arnhem (CA), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Pine Creek (PCK)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Ecological Descriptors
Open scrub, woodland.
Extra Ecological Information
Buried under logs.
General References
Köhler, F. & Burghardt, I. 2016. Cryptic diversity in a widespread land snail: revision of the genus Xanthomelon Martens, 1860 from the Australian Monsoon Tropics (Pulmonata, Camaenidae). Zoologica Scripta 45: 127-144 [140, Figs 4B-C, 6D, 7]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2024 | CAMAENIDAE Pilsbry, 1895 | 19-Feb-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 06-Jun-2016 | CAMAENIDAE | 01-Jun-2016 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 05-Feb-2014 | HELICOIDEA | 26-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |