Tasmaphena lamproides
| Tasmaphena lamproides | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Rhytidoidea |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Tasmaphena |
| Species: | T. lamproides |
| Binomial name | |
| Tasmaphena lamproides (Cox, 1868) | |
Tasmaphena lamproides is a species of land snail in the family Rhytididae. It is endemic to Tasmania. It is known by the common name keeled snail.[1]
There are many small subpopulations, and the total population is probably a few hundred thousand. The snail generally lives in wet forest habitat. Some subpopulations are threatened by logging and clearing of forests for development and agriculture.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bonham, K. 2006. Tasmaphena lamproides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.