Biology:Nitor helmsianus

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Nitor helmsianus
Nitor Tweed shell.jpg
near Murwillumbah, Australia
Nitor Tweed reverse.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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(unranked):
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Subfamily:
Helicarioninae
Genus:
Species:
N. helmsianus
Binomial name
Nitor helmsianus
Iredale, 1941[1]

Nitor helmsianus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia. It grows to about 12 mm in diameter.[2][3]

References

  1. Iredale T. (1941). "Guide to the land shells of New South Wales. Pt III". Australian Naturalist 11: 1-8.
  2. Australian Land Snails Volume 1, A field guide to eastern Australian species’ J.Stanisic, M.Shea, D. Potter & O. Griffiths. Bioculture Press, Mauritius, 2010
  3. "Nitor helmsianus". Atlas of Living Australia. Australian Government. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ee6dbe8f-1130-4944-994b-f1e2b1a7feb3. Retrieved 2021-05-30. 

Wikidata ☰ Q106260854 entry