Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Streptaxoidea Subfamily Ptychotrematinae Scientific name Huttonella bicolor Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Streptaxidae Genus Huttonella Phylum Mollusca | |
Similar Streptaxidae, Gulella, Allopeas, Subulina, Subulinidae | ||
Huttonella bicolor hutton 1834 two tone gullela snail
Huttonella bicolor is a species of land snail in the family Streptaxidae known commonly as the two-toned gulella.
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Huttonella bicolor hutton 1834 two tone gullela snail
Distribution
The original native range of the snail is unclear, but it may have come from Asia or southern Africa. Today it has a broader distribution, having been widely introduced to other regions. It is known in the Caribbean, the southeastern United States, Central and South America, some Pacific Islands, and the Northern Territory in Australia.
Recent records include:
Description
The snail has an elongated shell up to 7.5 millimeters long by 2 millimeters wide. In life the shell is orange because the orange color of the body shows through; empty shells are white or pale brown. The shell is smooth with slight ribs at the sutures and larger ribs at the aperture. The aperture also has four teeth.
Biology
This carnivorous snail eats other snails, such as Subulina octona and species of the family Pupillidae.