Caldicochlea is a genus of freshwater molluscs in the family, Tateidae,[1] endemic to the mound springs of the Great Artesian Basin. [2]
| Caldicochlea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Truncatelloidea |
| Family: | Tateidae |
| Genus: | Caldicochlea Ponder, 1997 |
| Type species | |
| Caldicochlea globosa (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
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| Synonyms | |
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Dalhousia Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, S. A. Clark & A. C. Miller, 1996 (junior homonym of Dalhousia McIntosh, 1885 (Annelida)) · | |
The genus name was published in 1997 by Winston Ponder[3] to replace the preoccupied name Dalhousia given in 1996 to this genus by Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller.[4] The name derives from the Latin: caldus (warm, hot - referring to the hot spring habitat) and cochlea (snail).[3]
Species of this genus are found at Dalhousie Springs in large warm (33-42°C) pools or warm outflows and in the shallow spring edges on rocks and wood.[5]
There are two species of snail in this genus:[6][1]
- Caldicochlea globosa (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
- Caldicochlea harrisi (Ponder, Colgan, Terzis, Clark & Miller, 1996)
References edit
- ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Caldicochlea Ponder, 1997". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Caldicochlea Ponder, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1057327 on 2022-08-13
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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. doi:10.1080/13235818.1996.10673675. ISSN 1323-5818. Wikidata Q99975730.
- ^ 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 Ponder, 1997, Australian Museum, Wikidata Q113399533
- ^ "IRMNG - Caldicochlea Ponder, 1997". www.irmng.org. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent freshwater/brackish Gastropoda of the World. Last update: January 24th, 2018. OpenAccess publication.
External links edit
- Australian Freshwater Molluscs. Revision 1A: Caldicochlea Ponder, 1997 (full description)