Biology:Wainuia clarki
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Wainuia clarki | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Rhytididae |
Genus: | Wainuia |
Species: | W. clarki
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Binomial name | |
Wainuia clarki Powell, 1936
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Synonyms | |
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Wainuia clarki is a species of air-breathing predatory land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Distribution
This species occurs in New Zealand[1]
Feeding habits
Wainuia clarki feeds mainly on earthworms.[2]
References
External links
- Help track secretive snails on Department of Conservation (New Zealand) website
Wikidata ☰ Q3072777 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wainuia clarki.
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