Roblinella agnewi

Roblinella agnewi is a species of small land snail in the family Charopidae. This species is endemic to Tasmania in Australia, where it is known only from Mount Wellington. It is known commonly as the silky snail.[1]

Roblinella agnewi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Punctoidea
Family:
Charopidae
Genus:
Roblinella
Species:
R. agnewi
Binomial name
Roblinella agnewi
(Petterd, 1879)

This snail is poorly known. It has only been found at a few sites on a single mountain, a distribution that may represent a single population. It is small and hard to locate, so it is possible it may occur on other mountains nearby, but focused searches have failed to turn up specimens anywhere else.[1]

This species lives in shrubby mountain forest habitat in the subalpine zone. It has been found in open boulder fields in patches of wet vegetation. These mountain slopes are susceptible to bushfires, one threat to what may be the single remaining population of this snail.[1]

References
  1. Bonham, K. (Mollusc Specialist Group) 2000. Roblinella agnewi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 27 August 2014.


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