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]

Vidumelon wattii
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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

  1. Vidumelon wattii. Threatened Species of the Northern Territory.
  • 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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