Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Helicarionidae Scientific name Helicarion australis | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Helicarionoidea Subfamily Helicarioninae Rank Species | |
Helicarion australis, common name the "Australian native snail" 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.
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Description
These snails are smaller than the common garden snails and more colourful. The shell shape is a flattish spiral.
Habitat
Helicarion australis can be found around Sydney in bushland and old gardens. Unlike the common garden snail Helix aspersa, they eat decomposing waste wood and fungus and do not eat fresh, growing plants.
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Helicarion australis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA