Tasmaphena lamproides
Tasmaphena lamproides is a species of land snail in the family Rhytididae. It occurs in north-western Tasmania and probably far southern Victoria.[2] It is known by the common name keeled snail.[1]
| Keeled snail | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | T. lamproides |
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| Tasmaphena lamproides (Cox, 1868) | |
There are many small subpopulations, and the total population in Tasmania is probably a few hundred thousand snails. The snail generally lives in wet forest habitat. Some subpopulations are threatened by logging and clearing of forests for development and agriculture.[1]
References
- Bonham, K. 2006. Tasmaphena lamproides. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
- Bonham, K and Taylor R. J. (1997) Distribution and habitat of the land snail Tasmaphena lamproides (Pulmonata: Rhytididae) in Tasmania. Molluscan Research 18: 1-10
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