Meridolum marshalli

Meridolum marshalli is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. This species is endemic to Australia.

The underside of the same individual, with the soft parts mostly retracted

Meridolum marshalli
An individual of Meridolum marshalli on a stone at the edge of Camp Gully Creek, which flows into the Hacking River in Royal National Park, south of Sydney, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Camaenidae
Genus:
Meridolum
Species:
M. marshalli
Binomial name
Meridolum marshalli
McLauchlan, 1951

Distribution and ecology

This species of land snail is restricted to the Royal National Park in New South Wales. The snail's main habitat is wet areas near the Hacking River.[2] This snail eats soft green vegetation, rotting berries and humus.[3]

Distribution map of Meridolum marshalli

References
  1. Smith B. (1996). Meridolum marshalli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
  2. NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service Sydney (February 2000). "ROYAL NATIONAL PARK, HEATHCOTE NATIONAL PARK AND GARAWARRA STATE RECREATION AREA PLAN OF MANAGEMENT" (PDF). State Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. Barker, G.M. (2004). Natural enemies of terrestrial molluscs. CABI. p. 364. ISBN 0-85199-319-2.


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