Palaina arborfumosa
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Species: | P. arborfumosa
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Palaina arborfumosa Shea & Griffiths, 2010
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Location of Lord Howe Island |
Palaina arborfumosa, also known as the Smoking Tree staircase snail, is a species of staircase snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
Description[]
The globose pupiform shell of adult snails is 5.6–6.3 mm in height, with a diameter of 3.2–3.5 mm. It is pale golden- to orange-brown in colour, with a conical spire and closely spaced ribs.[1]
Habitat[]
The snail is most common in the central part of the island, especially Intermediate Hill, Smoking Tree Ridge and Soldier's Creek, with a few records from elsewhere.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Palaina
- Gastropods of Lord Howe Island
- Gastropods described in 2010
- Diplommatinidae stubs