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    • Rocket's Both Bothriembryon rocketi Whisson, Breure & Kirkendale, 2024

    Fauna Portal species: 13857
    Order: Pulmonata (Land Snails and Slugs)
    Family: Bothriembryontidae


    rocketi

    Bothriembryon rocketi, shell dorsal (WAM S113830; road to Hamersley Gorge, Western Australia)

    Image: Whisson et al. (2024; fig. 7)

    Fauna Portal Image No. 13036

    Diagnosis

    (after Whisson et al. 2024): Shell characterized by moderately globose shape and short acuminate spire, monotone light brown colour and rather wide and deep umbilicus behind prominent white triangular columellar wall.

    Status

    • native

    Linnean Holotype

    juvenile
    |
    Western Australian Museum
    |
    S11550
    |
    18 August 2005
    |
    Australia
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    beside road to Hamersley Gorge

    Australia

    • Western Australia

    Fauna Portal Records

    The map shows all records that have been verified as part of the Fauna Portal project and may not represent the true distribution of a species. Specifically, for described species, check the link to the Atlas of Living Australia on this page for potential wider distributions. Fauna Portal Reference specimens and Linnean types are shown in red. If you identified a specimen that exceeds the distribution of an undescribed species as illustrated here, please contact the Fauna Portal team who can assist with the lodgement of the specimen in a public institution and display on the map.


    Publications

    Whisson CS, Breure ASH, Kirkendale LA (2024): Bothriembryon rocketi sp. nov. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Bothriembryontidae) from the semi-arid Pilbara region of Western Australia. Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 60: 1 - 10WEB


    Atlas of Living Australia
    Volker Framenau, 31 January 2026
    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N36957-1
    |
    unknown
    |
    13 July 2025
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 11 km NE. of Juna Downs
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TACTTTGTACATAATCTTTGGTGTATGATGTGGTATAGTTGGAACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGGGGGGTTTTAATAGATGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCGTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTGCCTCCTTCATTTGTTTTACTTATTTCGTCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGGGCAGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGGTTATCCTCAATTTTAGGTGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTGGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAACACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N35981-1
    |
    unknown
    |
    13 July 2025
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 14 km NE. of Juna Downs
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TACTCTGTACATAATCTTTGGTGTATGATGTGGTATAGTTGGAACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGGGGGGTTTTAATAGATGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCGTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGAATGGTCCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTGCCTCCTTCATTTGTTTTACTTATTTCGTCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGGGCAGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGGTTATCCTCAATTTTAGGTGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTGGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAACACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N35981-2
    |
    unknown
    |
    13 July 2025
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 14 km NE. of Juna Downs
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TACTCTATACATAATCTTTGGTGTATGATGTGGTATAGTTGGAACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGGGGGGTTTTAATAGATGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCGTTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGGTTTTGATTATTGCCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTTATTTCGTCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGGGCAGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGGTTATCCTCAATTTTAGGTGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTAGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACAATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAACACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N35981-3
    |
    unknown
    |
    13 July 2025
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 14 km NE. of Juna Downs
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TGGCGTATGATGTGGTATAGTTGGAACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGGGGGGTTTTAATAGATGAACATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTTATTTCATCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGGTTATCCTCAATTTTAGGAGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCTGGAATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTGGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCGGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACAATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACA

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N36958-1
    |
    unknown
    |
    13 July 2025
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 14 km NE. of Juna Downs
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TACCCTATACATAATCTTTGGCGTATGATGTGGTATAGTTGGAACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGGGGGGTTTTAATAGATGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCTCATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATGGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGATTCGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTTATTTCATCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGGACAGGTTGGACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTAGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGGTTATCCTCAATTTTAGGAGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCTGGAATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTGGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCGGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACAATATTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N34916-2
    |
    unknown
    |
    20 November 2024
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 46 km NW. of Tom Price
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    GATATGGCGTTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTAATTTCATCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGGACAGGTTGAACAGTTTATCCTCCGTTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACACTTAGCAGGATTATCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCAATTAATTTCATTACTACCATTTTTAACATACGTTCTCCAGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGTTTATTTGTCTGATCTATTTTAGTAACAGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCTTTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACTATACTGTTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N34900-4
    |
    unknown
    |
    19 November 2024
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    ca. 52 km NW. of Tom Price
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    CATAAAGATATTGGGACATTATATATAATCTTTGGGGTATGATGTGGGATAGTTGGGACAGGATTATCCTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAATTAGGAACTAGGGGTGTATTNNNAATGGATGATCATTTCTATAATGTTATTGTTACTGCTCATGCATTTGTTATGATTTTTTTTATAGTAATACCTTTAATAATTGGTGGATTTGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTACTTATTGGTGCTCCTGATATGAGATTTCCTCGAATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCACCTTCGTTTATTTTATTGATTTCATCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGAACAGGTTGGACAGTTTATCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGGGCAGCTGTTGATCTTGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGATTGTCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCCATTAACTTTATTACTACTATTTTTAATATACGTTCCCCTGGAATTACATTTGAACGAATAAGATTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTAGTAACAGTGTTTCTTCTCCTTCTTTCTTTACCAGTTTTAGCAGGTGCTATTACTATATTACTAACTGATCGAAACTTTAATACGTCTTTTTTTGACCCTGCAGGGGGTGGAGATCCTATTTTGTATCAACATTTATTTTGATTTTTTGGTCAC

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N30604-3
    |
    unknown
    |
    10 January 2023
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Hamersley Range, near Mt Sheila
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    ACATTATACATAATCTTTGGTGTATGGTGTGGAATAGTTGGGACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGAGGAGTTTTAATAGACGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCCCATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTGCTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTAATTTCGTCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGAACAGGTTGAACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGATTATCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAATATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGTTTATTTGTCTGATCTATTTTAGTAACGGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCATTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATTT

    Harry Butler Institute
    |
    N30604-4
    |
    unknown
    |
    10 January 2023
    |
    Western Australia
    |
    Hamersley Range, near Mt Sheila
    |
    day hand collection
    |
    COI
    |

    TTATACATAATCTTTGGTGTATGGTGTGGAATAGTTGGGACTGGTTTATCTTTATTAATTCGTTTAGAGTTAGGAACTAGAGGAGTTTTAATAGACGATCATTTTTATAATGTTATTGTTACAGCCCATGCATTTGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCTTTAATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAATTGAATGGTTCCATTGCTTATTGGTGCTCCAGACATAAGATTTCCTCGGATAAATAATATAAGATTTTGATTATTACCTCCTTCATTTATTTTACTAATTTCGTCTAGAATAGTAGAAGGAGGAGCAGGAACAGGTTGAACAGTTTACCCTCCATTAAGAGCTGGAGTAGCTCATGGTGGAGCAGCTGTTGATTTGGCTATTTTTTCTTTACATTTAGCAGGATTATCTTCAATTTTAGGTGCGATTAATTTCATTACTACTATTTTTAATATACGTTCTCCTGGGATTACTTTAGAACGAATAAGTTTATTTGTCTGATCTATTTTAGTAACGGTATTTCTTCTTTTACTTTCATTACCAGTTTTGGCAGGTGCTATTACTATACTATTAACTGATCGAAATTTTAATACATCTTTTTTTGATCCTGCAGGTGGAGGTGATCCTATTTTATATCAACATTTATT

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