Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Streptaxidae Rank Species | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Streptaxoidea Scientific name Conturbatia crenata | |
Genus Conturbatia
Gerlach, 2001 | ||
Conturbatia crenata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae. It is the only species in the genus Conturbatia.
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Conturbatia crenata is possibly extinct. The last record of this species alive was in 2000. It is thought, that the population of Conturbatia crenata has been poisoned with rodenticide Brodifacoum in 2000.
Distribution
Conturbatia crenata is endemic to the Frégate Island in the Seychelles.
Description
Conturbatia crenata has reduced radula.
Ecology
Conturbatia crenata lives in woodland areas with Pterocarpus indicus, also known as the New Guinea Rosewood tree. It inhabits leaf litter and habitats with dead wood.
Conturbatia crenata feeds on carrion.
References
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