Limborelia_innesi

<i>Limborelia innesi</i>

Limborelia innesi

Species of land snail

Limborelia innesi, also known as the compact palmleaf snail, is a species of palmleaf snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[1]

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Description

The turbinate to conical shell of adult snails is 3.6–3.9 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.5–2.8 mm. It is smooth, dark brown to black in colour, with a pointed spire. The animal's body and cephalic tentacles are black.[2]

Habitat

The snail is found on the southern mountains of the island, in rainforest and moist woodland, living on rock faces above an elevation of 400 m.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limborelia innesi Iredale, 1944. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1311451 on 2021-07-04
  2. [2]
    Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.


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