Westraltrachia Explained

Westraltrachia is a genus of land snails in the family Camaenidae.^[1]

Distribution

This genus of land snails occurs in the northern coastal area of Western Australia.

Species include:^[2]

• Westraltrachia alterna
• Westraltrachia ampla
• Westraltrachia ascita
• Westraltrachia commoda
• Westraltrachia cunicula
• Westraltrachia derbyi
• Westraltrachia froggatti
• Westraltrachia inopinata
• Westraltrachia instita
• Westraltrachia lievreana
• Westraltrachia limbana
• Westraltrachia oscarensis
• Westraltrachia pillarana
• Westraltrachia porcata
• Westraltrachia recta
• Westraltrachia rotunda
• Westraltrachia subtila
• Westraltrachia tropida
• Westraltrachia turbinata
• Westraltrachia woodwardi

References

• Iredale, T. 1933. Systematic notes on Australian land shells. Records of the Australian Museum 19: 37-59
• Solem, A. 1984. Camaenid land snails from Western and Central Australia (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Camaenidae). IV. Taxa from the Kimberley, Westraltrachia Iredale, 1933 and related genera. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 17: 427-705

Notes and References

1. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Westraltrachia/names Australian Faunal Directory: Westraltrachia
2. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:7c5603e5-7880-48fa-9f51-7dcab5508446#tab_classification Westraltrachia.