Trochomorpha melvillensis

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]

Trochomorpha melvillensis
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

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. Trochomorpha melvillensis. Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.


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