Trochomorpha melvillensis
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]
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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 | |
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. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2014.
- Trochomorpha melvillensis. Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.
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