Truncatella scalarina
Truncatella scalarina is a species of very small land snail that lives next to seawater, a gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Truncatellidae.
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| Subfamily: | Truncatellinae |
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| Species: | T. scalarina |
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Distribution and habitat
This small snail is endemic to southeastern Australia: New South Wales and Tasmania. It lives at and above the high tide level, in and under debris.
Description
The average shell length is 8 mm.
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