Palaina dimorpha

Palaina dimorpha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Diplommatinidae
Genus: Palaina
Species: P. dimorpha
Binomial name
Palaina dimorpha
(Crosse, 1866)

Palaina dimorpha is a species of minute land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk or micromollusks in the family Diplommatinidae. This species is endemic to Palau. It is distinguished from other similar species thanks to its bright coloration.

References

  1. Rundell, R.J. (2012). "Palaina dimorpha". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012: e.T15892A789092. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T15892A789092.en. Retrieved 9 December 2017.


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