Tornatellinops jacksonensis

Tornatellinops jacksonensis, also known as the Port Jackson miniature treesnail, is a species of tree snail that is endemic to Australia.

Tornatellinops jacksonensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Tornatellinops
Species:
T. jacksonensis
Binomial name
Tornatellinops jacksonensis
(Cox, 1864)

Description

The elongately conical shell of adult snails is 3.3–3.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 1.4–1.5 mm, with a high spire, weakly impressed sutures and rounded whorls. It is pale golden-brown in colour. The umbilicus is imperforate. The aperture is subovate.[1]

Habitat

The snail occurs in south-eastern Australia from Queensland southwards to Tasmania, as well as on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island in the Tasman Sea. It inhabits trees and leaf litter. [1]

References

  1. 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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