Tongaland cannibal snail
The Tongaland cannibal snail, scientific name Natalina wesseliana, is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
| Tongaland cannibal snail | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Natalina |
| Species: | N. wesseliana |
| Binomial name | |
| Natalina wesseliana Kobelt, 1876 | |
This species is endemic to South Africa and is named after the natural region of Tongaland. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
References
- Herbert, D.G. (2000). "Natalina wesseliana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40084A10301576. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40084A10301576.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
Further reading
- Herbert, D. G. & Moussalli A. 2010. Revision of the larger cannibal snails (Natalina s. l.) of southern Africa - Natalina s. s., Afrorhytida and Capitina (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Rhytididae). African Invertebrates 51 (1): 1-132.
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