Australian Museum Journal Classification of Australian buliniform planorbids (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
- Shortform:
- Walker, 1988, Rec. Aust. Mus. 40(2): 61–89
- Author(s):
- Walker, J. C.
- Year published:
- 1988
- Title:
- Classification of Australian buliniform planorbids (Mollusca: Pulmonata)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 2
- Start page:
- 61
- End page:
- 89
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.40.1988.151
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 26 May 1988
- Cover date:
- 26 May 1988
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- MOLLUSCA: PULMONATA; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 22 January 2009
- Available online:
- 27 February 2009
- Reference number:
- 151
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (135kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (3351kb PDF)
Abstract
The genera of Australian buliniform planorbids have been examined anatomically and their classification reviewed. The major conclusions reached are: 1. Isidorella is not congeneric with Bulinus and is an endemic Australian genus; 2. Iredale's genera Lenameria, Tasmadora and Mutalena are synonyms of Physastra Tapparone-Canefri which, in turn, is a synonym of Glyptophysa Crosse. Glyptamoda Iredale is also a synonym of Glyptophysa; 3. Oppletora Iredale, synonymised with Bulinus by Hubendick, is actually related to Glyptophysa and is placed in a separate subgenus; 4. Ancylastrum Bourguignat has been examined and the results confirm Hubendick's opinion that this limpet-like genus is related to Glyptophysa. Two species can be separated by simple anatomical characters; 5. The genus Bayardella Burch includes two species, B. johni and B. cosmeta, the latter once considered to be a species of Glyptophysa; 6. Amerianna Strand includes species with either a terminal or lateral pore on a simple pendant penis; 7. A new genus Leichhardtia is erected for the northern species Bullinus sisurnius Hedley 1918.
All these genera are placed in the planorbid subfamily Bulininae.