Tornatellinops lidgbirdensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Tornatellinops
Species:
T. lidgbirdensis
Binomial name
Tornatellinops lidgbirdensis
(Iredale, 1944)[1]
Location of Lord Howe Island
Synonyms
  • Tornelasmias lidgbirdense Iredale, 1944

Tornatellinops lidgbirdensis, also known as the Mount Lidgbird miniature treesnail, is a species of tree snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.

Description

The elongately conical shell of adult snails is 3.7–4 mm in height, with a diameter of 1.6–1.8 mm, with a high spire, impressed sutures and rounded whorls. It is black and glossy with distinct growth lines. The umbilicus is imperforate. The aperture is subovate. The animal is black.[2]

Habitat

The snail occurs only at the southern end of the island, inhabiting rock faces on the summit of Mount Lidgbird and the slopes of Mount Gower. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Iredale, Tom (1944). "The land Mollusca of Lord Howe Island". Australian Zoologist. 10 (3): 299–334.
  2. 1 2 Hyman, Isabel; Köhler, Frank (2020). A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Lord Howe Island. Sydney: Australian Museum. ISBN 978-0-9750476-8-2.
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