Vidumelon wattii
Vidumelon wattii is a species of land snail in the family Camaenidae. It is known commonly as Watt's land snail. It is endemic to Australia, where it is limited to a range no more than 10 kilometers wide located near Alice Springs.[1]
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | V. wattii |
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Vidumelon wattii Tate, 1894 | |
This snail has a tightly coiled shell approximately one centimeter wide. It lives in leaf litter and probably consumes dead plant matter.[1]
References
- Vidumelon wattii. Threatened Species of the Northern Territory.
External links
- Kessner, V. & Ponder, W. F. 1996. Vidumelon wattii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 19 October 2014.
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