Helicarion australis
Helicarion australis is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae. This species is endemic to Australia.
| Helicarion australis | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
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| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
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| Species: | H. australis |
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| Helicarion australis Reeve, 1862 | |
Description
These snails are smaller than the common garden snails and more colourful. The shell shape is a flattish spiral.
References
- Stanisic J. (1996). Helicarion australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived 2014-06-27 at the Wayback Machine Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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