Helicarion australis
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| Helicarion australis Reeve, 1862 |
Helicarion australis is a species of gastropod in the Helicarionidae family. Known as the Australian native snail, it is endemic to Australia.
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[edit] Description
They are smaller than common garden snails with more colourful shells in a flattish spiral.
[edit] Habitat
H. Australis can be found around Sydney bushland and old gardens. They differ from common garden snails (Helix aspersa) which attack plants in that they prefer decomposing waste wood and fungus and do not eat fresh, growing plants.[1]
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[edit] Source
- Stanisic, J. 1996. Helicarion australis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.
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