Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,397 meters (0 to 4,583 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Pulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
()
- Pilsbry, 1893
- Family:
Rhytididae
()
- Pilsbry, 1893
- Genus:
Austrorhytida
()
- Smith, 1987
- Specific name:
capillacea
- (Férussac, 1832)
- Scientific name: - Austrorhytida capillacea (Férussac, 1832)
- Specific name:
capillacea
- (Férussac, 1832)
- Genus:
Austrorhytida
(
- Family:
Rhytididae
(
- Superfamily:
Rhytidoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Pulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Austrorhytida capillacea< /i> (Férussac • Helix capillacea Férussac • Nanina fricta Gould • Strangesta glaciamans Iredale • Strangesta revera Iredale • Strangesta sanguinolenta Mclauchlan
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Férussac, A.e.j.p.j.f. D'a. De Histoire Naturelle
Générale et Particulière des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles
.
Paris livr. 22–28 plus plates
., 1832.
Last scrutiny: 31-May-2002
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Austrorhytida
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Further Reading
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- Férussac, A.e.j.p.j.f. D'a. De Histoire Naturelle Générale et Particulière des Mollusques Terrestres et Fluviatiles. Paris livr. 22–28 plus plates., 1832.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3928547
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: AFD-Pul-919
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13847866
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 181054
Footnotes
- Mean = 264.510 meters (867.815 feet), Standard Deviation = 385.500 based on 758 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
