Trochomorpha melvillensis

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Trochomorpha melvillensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Trochomorphidae
Genus: Trochomorpha
Species:
T. melvillensis
Binomial name
Trochomorpha melvillensis
Solem, 1989

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]

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]

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References

  1. Kessner, V. (1996). "Trochomorpha melvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T22262A9368979. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22262A9368979.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Trochomorpha melvillensis. Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.