Biology:Kimberleymelon
Kimberleymelon tealei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1] Kimberleymelon tealei is the only species in the genus Kimberleymelon.[1][2]
The generic name Kimberleymelon consists of "Kimberley" which is a region in Western Australia, and the suffix "-melon" which is from the Greek language meaning melon, the fleshy fruit of the family Cucurbitaceae, a reference to the globular shape of the shell.[1] The specific name "tealei" is in honor of Roy Teale, the malacologist who collected the holotype of this species.[1]
Distribution
The type locality of Kimberleymelon tealei is Middle Osborn Island, Bonaparte Archipelago in north-western Kimberley, Western Australia.[1] This species is endemic to Middle Osborn Island.[1]
Shell description
The shell is of trochiform shape, high-spired and has a closed umbilicus. The shell dimensions are 20–28 mm in diameter and 18–26 mm in height.[1]
References
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