Caldicochlea harrisi

Caldicochlea harrisi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Truncatelloidea
Family: Tateidae
Genus: Caldicochlea
Species:
C. harrisi
Binomial name
Caldicochlea harrisi
(Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
Synonyms

Dalhousia harrisi Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, S. A. Clark & A. C. Miller, 1996 · unaccepted (original combination)

Caldicochlea harrisi is a species of freshwater mollusc in the family Tateidae.[2] [3]

The species was first described in 1996 as Dalhousia harrisi by Winston Ponder, Donald Colgan, T. Terzis, Stephanie Clark and Alison Miller.[2][4] However, the genus name of Dalhousia had already been used, and thus in 1997, Ponder published the replacement genus name of Caldicochlea.[5]

Description

The snails are tiny (adults from 2.3 to 3.8mm) and vary highly in shell shape, making them hard to distinguish on shell morphology from C. globosa, but C. harrisi is usually smaller and more conical.[6]

Distribution

It is endemic to the Dalhousie Springs of the Great Artesian Basin.[6]

Habitat

These snails are found in a range of habitats: small cold seeps (20°C), large warm to hot pools (to 43°C), and on the edges of large pools where they are not reachable by catfish (known to eat tateid snails).[6]

References

  1. ^ Clark, S. (2011). "Caldicochlea harrisi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T188924A8663253". doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T188924A8663253.en. Retrieved 4 August 2022. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Caldicochlea harrisi". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Caldicochlea harrisi (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, S. A. Clark & A. C. Miller, 1996). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296983 on 2022-08-06
  4. ^ W. F. Ponder; D. J. Colgan; T. Terzis; S. A. Clark; A. C. Miller (January 1996). "Three new morphologically and genetically determined species of hydrobiid gastropods from Dalhousie Springs, northern South Australia, with the description of a new genus". Molluscan Research. 17 (1): 49-109 [59]. doi:10.1080/13235818.1996.10673675. ISSN 1323-5818. Wikidata Q99975730.
  5. ^ W. F. Ponder (January 1997). "Nomenclatural Rectifications in Australian Hydrobiidae". Molluscan Research. 18 (1): 67–68. doi:10.1080/13235818.1997.10673682. ISSN 1323-5818. Wikidata Q99975728.
  6. ^ a b c Ponder, W. F.; Hallan, A.; Shea, M. E.; Clark, S. A.; Richards, K.; Klunzinger, M. W.; Kessner, V. (2022), Australian Freshwater Molluscs. Revision 1A: Caldicochlea harrisi (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996), Australian Museum, Wikidata Q113399533