Biology:Kimberleydiscus
Kimberleydiscus fasciatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.[1]
Kimberleydiscus fasciatus is the only species in the genus Kimberleydiscus.[1][2]
The generic name Kimberleydiscus consist of "Kimberley", that is a region in Western Australia and of the suffix "-discus", that is from the Latin language (originally derived from the Greek word "diskos") and means disc, and it refers to the discoid shape of the shell.[1] The specific name fasciatus is from the Latin language and means "banded".[1]
Distribution
The type locality of Kimberleydiscus fasciatus is the Bigge Island, Bonaparte Archipelago in north-western Kimberley, Western Australia. Because the species is only known from the type locality, it is considered to be endemic to Bigge Island.[1]
Shell description
Characteristic features of Kimberleydiscus fasciatus are the discoidal, low-spired shell with an open umbilicus. There are reddish brown spiral bands on the shell. The diameter of the shell is 18–22 mm.[1]
References
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