Attenborougharion rubicundus
| Attenborougharion rubicundus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicarionoidea |
| Family: | Helicarionidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
| Genus: | Attenborougharion |
| Species: | A. rubicundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Attenborougharion rubicundus Dartnall & Kershaw, 1978 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Helicarion rubicundus | |
Attenborougharion rubicundus is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae.
This species is endemic to Australia, and is known only from the Forestier Peninsula and a small portion of the Tasman Peninsula on the island of Tasmania.
It has been referred to as the "burgundy snail", but should not to be confused with Helix pomatia, which is also known by that name.
The species was reassigned from genus Helicarion to Attenborougharion its own monotypic genus, named after David Attenborough, in 2017 by researchers at the Australian Museum.[2]
The description of this species was formally published on 9 August 2017.[3]
Description
These snails are about 40 mm in length and are bright green and bright red.[4]
References
- ↑ Smith B. (1996). Helicarion rubicundus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ↑ Love, Madelaine (2017-02-07). "Native Tasmanian snail named after Sir David Attenborough". The Australian Museum. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ↑ "Attenborougharion gen. nov. (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Helicarionidae): a likely case of convergent evolution in southeastern Tasmania". Australian Museum Records.
- ↑ "Sir David Attenborough: The many animals named after the beloved naturalist". Australian Broadcasting Company. 2017-02-08. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- Otley H.M. (1999). Survey report for the burgundy snail (Helicarion rubicundus) on the Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas. Report to Forestry Tasmania. source list 23 April 2008
- Taylor R.J. (1991). "Distribution and habitat of Helicarion rubicundus (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a rare land snail". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 125: 27-28. source list 23 April 2008
- Hyman I. & Köhler F. (2017). Attenborougharion gen. nov. (Mollusca: Pulmonata: Helicarionidae): a likely case of convergent evolution in southeastern Tasmania. [Records of the Australian Museum] 69(2): 65–72.