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 | |
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Scientific 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
- 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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