Biology:Palaina macgillivrayi
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Short description: Species of land snail
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Superfamily: | Cyclophoroidea |
| Family: | Diplommatinidae |
| Genus: | Palaina |
| Species: | P. macgillivrayi
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| Binomial name | |
| Palaina macgillivrayi (Pfeiff., 1855)
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Palaina macgillivrayi, also known as Macgillivray's staircase snail, is a species of staircase snail that is endemic to Australia 's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
Description
The pupiform shell of adult snails is 5.2–6.3 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.9–3.1 mm. It is golden-brown in colour, darker on the final whorl and with a white peripheral band, with widely spaced 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 widespread and common across the island.[1]
References
- ↑ 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 ☰ Q107563918 entry
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