Mautodontha makateaensis Sartori, Gargominy & Fontaine, 2014:22
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Extinct?
Distribution
Makatea (=Mangaia-te-vai-tamae), Tuamotu Archipelago (=Tuamotus) (western), French Polynesia
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Holotype: MNHN 25683
Type locality: "Approximately 1 km north of Temao port, Makatea (15.81638°S; 148.27639°W). Large fault in the cliff, shaded. Ferns. Limestone, alt. 10 m; station Mk12." (Sartori et al. 2014:22)
Paratypes:
MNHN 25684 (n=8 shells)
Additional material:
Sartori et al. (2014:22) reported 10 non-type specimens.
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Sartori, André F., Gargominy, Olivier and Fontaine, Benoît. (2014). Radiation and decline of endodontid land snails in Makatea, French Polynesia. Zootaxa 3772(1): 1-68.
Other references:
Cowie, Robert H., Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît, and Bouchet, Philippe. (2017). Measuring the Sixth Extinction: what do mollusks tell us? The Nautilus 131(1): 3-41.
https://extinctanimals.proboards.com/thread/19590/mautodontha-garrettoconcha-makateaensis