Species Beddomeia kessneri Ponder & Clark, 1993
- Beddomeia kessneri Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [546].
Type data:
Holotype AM C165798, Dips Falls, above falls, Tasmania, 210 m [41°02'13"S 145°22'43"E].
Paratype(s) AM C165799 (1 specimen); AM C165627 (many specimens); AM C166382 (2 specimens).
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Known only from vicinity of type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: King (KIN), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS)
Ecological Descriptors
Lotic freshwater, on macrophytes.
Extra Ecological Information
On moss and rocks
General References
Ponder, W.F. & Clark, G.A. in Ponder, W.F., Clark, G.A., Miller, A.C. & Toluzzi, A. 1993. On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 7: 501-750 [546-549, figs 24E, 25A, 32]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2021 | TRUNCATELLOIDEA | 15-Feb-2012 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |