Sphaerospira incei lessoni

Interesting Facts

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 30 meters (99 feet).[1]

Biome: Coastal.

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: incei lessoni - (Pfeiffer, 1846)
        Subspecies: lessoni
        Scientific name: - Sphaerospira incei lessoni (Pfeiffer, 1846)

Helix aureedensis Brazier • Helix lessoni Pfeiffer • Varohadra bernhardi Iredale

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Smith B .J., Reid S., Ponder W.F., 31-May-2002

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Australian Faunal Directory
Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata) 2002.
Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed October 28, 2006. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed February 27, 2006. www.iobis.org
Smith, B.J., Reid, S. and Ponder, W.F. (from AFD).

Standard Deviation = 74.640 based on 146 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]