Helicarion rubicundus

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Helicarion rubicundus
Conservation status
Vulnerable
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Stylommatophora Family: Helicarionidae Genus: Helicarion Species: H. rubicundus
Binomial name
Helicarion rubicundus Dartnall & Kershaw, 1978

Helicarion rubicundus is a species of gastropod in the Helicarionidae family. It is endemic to Australia.

[edit] Description

Known for its dark red shell, the H. rubincundus is found in Tasmania.

[edit] Source

• Otley, H.M. (1999). Survey report for the burgundy snail (Helicarion rubicundus) on the Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas. Report to

Forestry Tasmania. source list 23 April 2008

• Smith, B. 1996. Helicarion rubicundus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 07 August 2007.
• Taylor, R.J. (1991). Distribution and habitat of Helicarion rubicundus (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a rare land snail. Papers and

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 125: 27-28. source list 23 April 2008