Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 763 meters (0 to 2,503 feet).[1]
Biome: Terrestrial
Ecology: Rainforest, mixed forest
, wet eucalypt forest. Nothing is known of life history
parameters
(age at maturity, life span (although this is suspected to be short), etc).[2]
List of Habitats
:1.4Forest - Temperate
1.6Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.e. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Stylommatophora
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Punctoidea
()
- Morse, 1864
- Family:
Charopidae
()
- Genus:
Bischoffena
()
- Specific name:
bischoffensis
- (Petterd, 1879)
- Scientific name: - Bischoffena bischoffensis (Petterd, 1879)
- Specific name:
bischoffensis
- (Petterd, 1879)
- Genus:
Bischoffena
(
- Family:
Charopidae
(
- Superfamily:
Punctoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Stylommatophora
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Helix bischoffensis Petterd, 1879
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Smith B .J., Reid S., Ponder W.F., 31-May-2002
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Bischoffena
There are approximately 1 species in this genus:
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. (compilers and editors) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
- Groombridge, B. (ed.) 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland.
Notes
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Contributors
- AFD: Australian Faunal Directory (Pulmonata)
- 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.
- Bonham, K. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed November 1, 2006.
- Carr, Gerald
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed May 13, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System. Accessed February 27, 2006. www.iobis.org
- Smith, B.J., Reid, S. and Ponder, W.F. (from AFD).
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
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: 5440139
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: AFD-Pul-1258
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13272673
- IUCN ID: 2812
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2509
Footnotes
- Mean = -56.090 meters (-184.022 feet), Standard Deviation = 458.680 based on 11 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
- Bonham, K. 2006. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008. [back]
