Helicarion rubicundus
| Helicarion rubicundus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicarionoidea |
| Family: | Helicarionidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicarioninae |
| Genus: | Helicarion |
| Species: | H. rubicundus |
| Binomial name | |
| Helicarion rubicundus Dartnall & Kershaw, 1978 | |
Helicarion rubicundus is a species of air-breathing land snail or semi-slug, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Helicarionidae.
This species is endemic to Australia, and is known only from the Forestier Peninsula and a small portion of the Tasman Peninsula on the island of Tasmania.
It has been referred to as the "burgundy snail" but this is not to be confused with Helix pomatia, a very different snail.
Description
The soft parts of this animal are red and green. The shell is pale yellow.
References
- ↑ Smith B. (1996). Helicarion rubicundus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- Otley H.M. (1999). Survey report for the burgundy snail (Helicarion rubicundus) on the Forestier and Tasman Peninsulas. Report to Forestry Tasmania. source list 23 April 2008
- Taylor R.J. (1991). "Distribution and habitat of Helicarion rubicundus (Pulmonata: Helicarionidae), a rare land snail". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 125: 27-28. source list 23 April 2008
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