Jardinella

Jardinella is a genus of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Tateidae.

Distribution

The genus Jardinella is endemic to Queensland, Australia. Jardinella species live in four spring "supergroups" in the Great Artesian Basin: Springsure, Barcaldine, Springvale and Eulo. Jardinella tumorosa lives in Little Mulgrave River.

Species

Species within the genus Jardinella include:

• Jardinella thaanumi <small>(Pilsbry, 1900)</small>
• Jardinella tullyensis <small>Ponder, 1991</small>
• Jardinella tumorosa <small>Ponder, 1991</small>

• Jardinella acuminata <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia acuminata <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small>
• Jardinella carnarvonensis <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Carnarvoncochlea carnarvonensis <small>(Ponder & Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella colmani <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia colmani <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small>
• Jardinella coreena <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia coreena <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella corrugata <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia corrugata <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella edgbastonensis <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia edgbastonensis <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella eulo <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Eulodrobia eulo <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clarke, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella exigua <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Carnarvoncochlea exigua <small>(Ponder & Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella isolata <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Springvalia isolata <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella jesswiseae <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia jesswisseae <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella pallida <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia pallida <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)
• Jardinella zeidlerorum <small>Ponder & Clark, 1990</small>: synonym of Edgbastonia zeidlerorum <small>(Ponder & G. A. Clark, 1990)</small> (basionym)

References

• Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent freshwater/brackish Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 24 January 2018

External links

• Ponder, W. F.; Clark, G. A. (1990). A radiation of hydrobiid snails in threatened artesian springs in western Queensland. Records of the Australian Museum. 42(3): 301-363
• Ponder, W. F. (1991). The eastern seaboard species of Jardinella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Hydrobiidae), Queensland rainforest-inhabiting freshwater snails derived from the west. Records of the Australian Museum. 43(3): 275-289
• Ponder W., Zhang W.-H. [Wei-Hong, Hallan A. & Shea M. (2019). New taxa of Tateidae (Caenogastropoda, Truncatelloidea) from springs associated with the Great Artesian Basin and Einasleigh Uplands, Queensland, with the description of two related taxa from eastern coastal drainages. Zootaxa. 4583(1): 1-67]