Granulated Tasmanian snail
| Granulated Tasmanian snail | |
|---|---|
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Informal group: | Sigmurethra |
| Family: | Caryodidae |
| Genus: | Anoglypta |
| Species: | A. launcestonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoglypta launcestonensis | |
| Synonyms | |
| Helix launcestonensis Reeve, 1853 | |
The granulated Tasmanian snail (Anoglypta launcestonensis) is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Caryodidae. The specific epithet launcestonensis references Launceston, Tasmania.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia.
References
- ^ Bonham, K. (2007). "Anoglypta launcestonensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2007: e.T1317A3417537. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2007.RLTS.T1317A3417537.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ a b Reeve, Lovell (1853). "Monograph of the genus Helix". Conchologia iconica, or, Illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals. Vol. 7. Sp.968.