Palaina intercollis
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Species: | P. intercollis
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Palaina intercollis Shea & Griffiths, 2010
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Location of Lord Howe Island |
Palaina intercollis, also known as the Intermediate Hill 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 4.7–5 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.6–2.8 mm. It is light to dark golden-brown in colour, sometimes with a white peripheral band, and with paler ribs. The circular aperture has a strongly reflected lip. The animal has a white body with dark grey cephalic tentacles and black eyes.[1]
Habitat[]
The snail is most common in the Intermediate Hill area and on the lower slopes of Mount Lidgbird.[1]
References[]
Categories:
- Palaina
- Gastropods of Lord Howe Island
- Gastropods described in 2010
- Diplommatinidae stubs