Rhynchotrochus rollsianus explained

Rhynchotrochus rollsianus is a species of land snail in the family Camaenidae.^[1]

It was first described by Edgar Albert Smith in 1887 as Helix (Papuina) rollsiana.^[2]

A later (detailed) redescription (in Latin, in 1897) of a specimen from Ferguson Island in the D'Entrecasteaux Archipelago, is given by Wilhelm Kobelt and others.^[3] In 1941 Tom Iredale ascribed it to the new genus, Volenga, to give the new name Volenga rollsiana.^[4]

Description

The shell is depressed, with a rounded periphery. It is broader than tall and the shell has a violet mottling.

Distribution

This species has been found in Papua New Guinea.^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Clench, W. J.; Turner, R. D. (1966). Monograph of the genus Rhynchotrochus (Papuininae: Camaenidae). Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia. 1(9): 59-95

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rhynchotrochus rollsianus (E. A. Smith, 1887). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301025 on 2022-02-01
2. Smith, E. A. . 1887. Notes on some land-shells from New Guinea and the Solomon Islands, with descriptions of new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History . Series 5. 19. 416–426 [423]. 10.1080/00222938709460274.
3. Book: Kobelt. Wilhelm. Die Familie der Heliceen : vierte Abtheilung. Martini. Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm. Chemnitz. Johann Hieronymus. Pfeiffer. Louis. Verlag von Bauer & Raspe (Emil Küster). 1. Nürnberg. 1897.
4. Iredale, T. . A basic list of the land Mollusca of Papua. The Australian Zoologist. 1941. Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 10. Sydney. 81.
5. Web site: WMSD - Worldwide mollusc species DB - Rhynchotrochus rollsianus. 2022-01-27. www.bagniliggia.it.
6. Web site: Rhynchotrochus rollsianus (E.A.Smith, 1887). 2022-01-27. www.gbif.org. en.