Limborelia exquisita

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Limborelia exquisita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Limborelia
Species:
L. exquisita
Binomial name
Limborelia exquisita
(Pfeiffer, 1855)
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms
  • Hydrocena exquisitaPfeiff., 1855
  • Omphalotropis pfeifferiCrosse, 1868

Limborelia exquisita, also known as the exquisite 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 shell of adult snails is 7–8.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 4–6 mm. It is smooth, yellow-brown to dark brown in colour, with a pointed spire. The animal has a cream to brown body. [2]

Habitat

The snail is found across the island in rainforest and woodland in leaf litter, especially fallen palm leaves, mainly below an elevation of 500 m. [2]

References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limborelia exquisita (L. Pfeiffer, 1855). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=856776 on 2021-07-04
  2. 1 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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