Genus Sphaerospira Mörch, 1867

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• Sphaerospira Mörch, O.A.L. 1867. Abrégé de l'histoire de la classification moderne des mollusques basée principalement sur l'armature linguale. Journal de Conchyliologie 15: 232-258 [1 July 1867] [256].

  Type species:

   Helix fraseri Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 by subsequent designation, see Pilsbry, H.A. 1890. in Tryon, G.W. & Pilsbry, H.A. Manual of Conchology. Philadelphia : Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences Ser. 2 Vol. 6 324 pp. [304].
• Varohadra Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59 [45] [nomen nudum; unavailable, no description provided, see Köhler & Bouchet (2020)].

  Type species:

   Helix oconnellensis Cox, 1871 by original designation.

  Secondary source:

   Köhler, F. & Bouchet, P. 2020. On unavailable genus-group names introduced by Tom Iredale for Australian non-marine gastropods: nomenclatural clarifications and descriptions of new genera. Molluscan Research 40(2): 150-159 [154].

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Bishop, M.J. 1978. Anatomical notes on the Australian camaenid land snail Sphaerospira fraseri (Griffith & Pidgeon). Journal of Molluscan Studies 44: 200-208 [200]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

ME NSW to ME Qld

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, Qld: NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: SE coastal
  • Queensland: NE coastal

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
13-Mar-2025	CAMAENIDAE Pilsbry, 1895	03-Sep-2024	MODIFIED
05-Feb-2014	HELICOIDEA	05-Feb-2014	MODIFIED	Dr John Stanisic
		12-Feb-2010	(import)