Trochomorpha melvillensis
| Trochomorpha melvillensis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Species: | T. melvillensis
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| Trochomorpha melvillensis Solem, 1989
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Trochomorpha melvillensis is a species of land snail in the family Trochomorphidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from Melville Island off the coast of the Northern Territory.[2]
This snail is about 1 to 1.2 centimeters wide. It has a sharp keel along the curve of its shell and a red band along the coil. It lives under logs in coastal rainforest habitat. It has been found at only a few locations.[2]
References[]
- ^ Kessner, V. (1996). "Trochomorpha melvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22262A9368979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22262A9368979.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ a b Trochomorpha melvillensis. Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List near threatened species
- Gastropods of Australia
- Trochomorphidae
- Tiwi Islands
- Gastropods described in 1989
- Gastrodontoidea stubs