Gulella salpinx
Gulella salpinx, common name Trumpet-mouthed hunter snail,[3] is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.
| Gulella salpinx | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Gulella |
| Species: | G. salpinx |
| Binomial name | |
| Gulella salpinx Herbert, 2002[2] | |
This species is endemic to Marble Delta, South Africa.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Ecology
Gulella salpinx is ovoviviparous.[2]
References
- Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Gulella salpinx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44708A10937459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44708A10937459.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Herbert D. G. (2002). "Gulella salpinx sp. n., a new critical endangered holoendemic species from the limestone deposits of the Marble Delta, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Streptaxidae)". African Invertebrates 43: 125-138. abstract.
- "Gulella salpinx" Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. ARKive, accessed 4 October 2010.
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