Limborelia innesi

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Limborelia innesi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Assimineidae
Genus: Limborelia
Species:
L. innesi
Binomial name
Limborelia innesi
(Iredale, 1944)
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island

Limborelia innesi, also known as the compact 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 turbinate to conical shell of adult snails is 3.6–3.9 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.5–2.8 mm. It is smooth, dark brown to black in colour, with a pointed spire. The animal's body and cephalic tentacles are black. [2]

Habitat

The snail is found on the southern mountains of the island, in rainforest and moist woodland, living on rock faces above an elevation of 400 m. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Limborelia innesi Iredale, 1944. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1311451 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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