Limborelia exquisita
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
- 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
- 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.
External links
- Pfeiffer, L. (1855). A monograph of the genera Realia and Hydrocena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 (278) (“1854”): 304; 22 (279) (“1854”): 305–309
- Crosse H. (1868). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie. 16(2): 174-178
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