Species Howearion hilli (Cox, 1873)
Lord Howe Semi-slug
- Helicarion hilli Cox, J.C. 1873. Descriptions of new land-shells from Australia and the Solomon Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1873: 146-152 [June 1873] [151].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, on the top of a high mountain, Lord Howe Is. - Howearion palmarum Iredale, T. 1944. The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island. The Australian Zoologist 10: 299-334 [10 May 1944] [329] [nom. nov. for Helicarion hilli].
Type data:
Status unknown, whereabouts unknown presumed lost, lowlands, Lord Howe Is.
Generic Combinations
- Howearion hilli (Cox, 1873).
Distribution
Extra Distribution Information
Lord Howe I
IMCRA
Lord Howe Province (14)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Lord Howe Island
Ecological Descriptors
Litter-dwelling, rainforest.
Extra Ecological Information
Rainforest with palms and figs; living under palm leaves
General References
Hyman, I.T. & Ponder, W.F. 2016. Helicarionidae (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia: Stylommatophora) of Lord Howe Island. Molluscan Research 36(2): 84-107 [101, Figures 2G, 3G, 4G, 5D–E, 6E, 7D, 8M–O, 10G–H; Table 7]
Shea, M. pers. comm. The Australian Faunal Directory, http://biodiversity.org.au/afd (elevated to valid species)
Smith, B.J. 1992. Non-Marine Mollusca. In, Houston, W.W.K. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Non-marine Mollusca. Canberra : Australian Government Publishing Service Vol. 8 xii 408 pp. [244] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement as incertae sedis)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2014 | HELICARIONIDAE | 30-Mar-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr John Stanisic (BAAM) |
| 18-Jun-2010 | 26-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |