Trochomorpha melvillensis

Trochomorpha melvillensis
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily: Gastrodontoidea
Family: Trochomorphidae
Genus: Trochomorpha
Species: T. melvillensis
Binomial name
Trochomorpha melvillensis
Solem, 1989

Trochomorpha melvillensis is a species of land snail in the family Trochomorphidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from Melville Island off the coast of the Northern Territory.[2]

This snail is about 1 to 1.2 centimeters wide. It has a sharp keel along the curve of its shell and a red band along the coil. It lives under logs in coastal rainforest habitat. It has been found at only a few locations.[2]

References

  1. Kessner, V. 1996. Trochomorpha melvillensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 06 September 2014.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Trochomorpha melvillensis. Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.