Genus Pumilicopta Solem, 1989
Compiler and date details
June 2012 - Dr John Stanisic
- Pumilicopta Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [497].
Type species:
Pumilicopta kessneri Solem, 1988 by original designation.
Introduction
Pumilicopta was introduced by Solem (1989) for two species of pupillid with very complex apertural barriers. Pokryszko (1996) reduced the taxon to subgeneric rank within Gastrocopta and introduced an additional species from northern Australia. Stanisic et al. (2010) reinstated the taxon to generic rank.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Across tropical Australia, S to Goulburn area, southern NSW; Indonesia, West Timor
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NT, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Northern Kimberley (NK), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW) ; Qld: Mount Isa Inlier (MII)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N Gulf, N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, N Gulf, NE coastal
- Western Australia: N coastal
Distribution References
- Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150
- Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [498]
- Solem, A. 1991. Distribution and diversity patterns of Australian pupilloid land snails (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Pupillidae, s.l.). Veliger 34(3): 233-252
Diagnosis
Shell minute, conical, dextral, smooth with strongly rounded whorls and impressed sutures; aperture subquadrate and densely packed with a complex arrangement of large and small parietal and palatal barriers; lip strongly reflected; umbilicus reduced to a chink. Colour greyish white.
Diagnosis References
Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150 [110]
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604 [497]
General References
Pokryszko, B.M. 1996. The Gastrocoptinae of Australia (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Pupilloidea): systematics, distribution and origin. Invertebrate Taxonomy 10: 1085-1150 [1110] (as Gastrocopta (Pumilicopta))
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. [293] (as Pumilicopta)
Solem, A. 1989. Non-camaenid land snails of the Kimberley and Northern Territory, Australia. I. Systematics, affinities and ranges. Invertebrate Taxonomy 2(4): 455-604
Stanisic, J., Shea, M., Potter, D. & Griffiths, O. 2010. Australian Land Snails. A field guide to eastern Australian species. Mauritius : Bioculture Press Vol. 1 595 pp. [98, 567] (reinstated Pumilicopta to a generic rank)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2014 | PUPILLIDAE | 18-Jul-2016 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Jul-2012 | 24-Jul-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 27-Jun-2012 | 27-Jun-2012 | MODIFIED | ||
| 28-May-2012 | MODIFIED |