Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,043 meters (0 to 3,422 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:
Eupulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Camaenidae
()
- Pilsbry, 1895
- Genus:
Sphaerospira
()
- Mörch, 1867
- Specific name:
fraseri
- (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
- Scientific name: - Sphaerospira fraseri (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
- Specific name:
fraseri
- (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
- Genus:
Sphaerospira
(
- Family:
Camaenidae
(
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Eupulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Bentosites blomfieldi latior Iredale • Bentosites blomfieldi sidneyi Iredale • Helix capucinus Férussac • Helix coarctata Férussac • Helix fraseri flavescens Hedley • Helix fraseri Griffith & Pidgeon • Sphaerospira fraseri feriarum Iredale • Sphaerospira fraseri permuta Iredale • Sphaerospira parallela Iredale
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
First described: Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. The Mollusca and
Radiata., 1833.
Last scrutiny: 31-May-2002
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Sphaerospira
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Further Reading
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- Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Mosman, New South Wales [etc.]The Society. url p. 29, p. 32.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
- Academy of Natural Sciences: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3928425
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: AFD-Pul-3457
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13272846
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 180881
Footnotes
- Mean = 238.700 meters (783.136 feet), Standard Deviation = 237.200 based on 362 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
