''Austrorhytida capillacea'' is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
found in Australia.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Austrorhytida capillacea (Férussac, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851140 on 2022-07-10]
References
* Iredale, T. (1943). Guide to the land shells of New South Wales, part 5. Australian Naturalist. 11: 61–69.
* Mclauchlan, C. F. (1954). Three new land shells from New South Wales. Australian Zoologist. 12: 39.
External links
Pfeiffer, L. (1849). Nachträge zu L. Pfeiffer Monographia Heliceorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie. Cassel (Theodor Fischer). 6 (4): 66-79 Gould, A. A. (1852). Mollusca and shells. In: United States Exploring Expedition during the years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842 under the command of Charles Wilkes. Boston. 12: 1-510; atlas 1856: 1-16
Rhytididae
Gastropods described in 1832
Molluscs of Australia
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