Biology:Palaina intercollis

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Short description: Species of land snail

Palaina intercollis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Diplommatinidae
Genus: Palaina
Species:
P. intercollis
Binomial name
Palaina intercollis
Shea & Griffiths, 2010
Lord Howe Island.PNG
Location of Lord Howe Island

Palaina intercollis, also known as the Intermediate Hill staircase snail, is a species of staircase snail that is endemic to Australia 's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.

Description

The globose pupiform shell of adult snails is 4.7–5 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.6–2.8 mm. It is light to dark golden-brown in colour, sometimes with a white peripheral band, and with paler ribs. The circular aperture has a strongly reflected lip. The animal has a white body with dark grey cephalic tentacles and black eyes.[1]

Habitat

The snail is most common in the Intermediate Hill area and on the lower slopes of Mount Lidgbird.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2. 

Wikidata ☰ Q106097447 entry