Species Xerocincta neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Helix neglecta Draparnaud, J.P.R. 1805. Histoire Naturelle des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles de la France. Paris : L. Colas viii 164 pp. [108].

  Type data:

   Lectotype NHMW no number, Lauzerte, Tarn-et-Garonne, Frankreich, (44º15´N 1º8´E), France.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Clerx, J.P.M. & Gittenberger, E. 1977. Einiger Über Cernuella (Pulmonata : Helicidae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 52: 27-56 [44].

  Secondary source:

   Cotton, B.C. 1954. A catalogue of introduced snails and slugs in Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 11: 177-187 pl. 24 [180]; Pomeroy, D.E. & Laws, H.M. 1967. The distribution of introduced snails in South Australia. Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 15: 483-494 [484]; Richardson, L. 1980. Helicidae: Catalogue of species. Tryonia 3: 1-697 [143].

 

Generic Combinations

• Xerocincta neglecta (Draparnaud, 1805).

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Scattered distribution throughout southern Australia. A few records from Sydney and the Hunter region in NSW. Native to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. NSW - Broken Hill, Hunter Valley, Sydney

Introduced from Europe.

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Tasmania
  • Victoria
  • Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Crop, herbivore, open scrub, tussock grassland.

Extra Ecological Information

Open grassy regions, dunes and roadsides; living sealed to posts, grass and vegetation

 

General References

Baker, G.H. 1986. The biology and control of white snails (Mollusca: Helicidae), introduced pests in Australia. CSIRO Aust. Div. Entomol. Tech. Pap. No. 25 31 pp. (biology)

Clerx, J.P.M. & Gittenberger, E. 1977. Einiger Über Cernuella (Pulmonata : Helicidae). Zoologische Mededelingen (Leiden) 52: 27-56 (anatomy)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Feb-2014	HELICOIDEA	26-Jul-2012	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)