Helicarion australis

Helicarion australis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade

Superfamily: Helicarionoidea
Family: Helicarionidae
Subfamily: Helicarioninae
Genus: Helicarion
Species: H. australis
Binomial name
Helicarion australis
Reeve, 1862

Helicarion australis , the Australian native snail, is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia.

Description

These snails are smaller than the common garden snails and more colourful. The shell shape is a flattish spiral.

Habitat

Helicarion australis can be found around Sydney in bushland and old gardens. Unlike the common garden snail Helix aspersa, they eat decomposing waste wood and fungus and do not eat fresh, growing plants.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Stanisic J. (1996). Helicarion australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. ↑ Bushcare News - Hornsby Council (NSW) - Autumn Edition 2004


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