- Source: Limborelia exquisita
Limborelia exquisita, also known as the exquisite palmleaf snail, is a species of palmleaf snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
Description
The shell of adult snails is 7–8.5 mm in height, with a diameter of 4–6 mm. It is smooth, yellow-brown to dark brown in colour, with a pointed spire. The animal has a cream to brown body.
Habitat
The snail is found across the island in rainforest and woodland in leaf litter, especially fallen palm leaves, mainly below an elevation of 500 m.
References
External links
Pfeiffer, L. (1855). A monograph of the genera Realia and Hydrocena. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 22 (278) (“1854”): 304; 22 (279) (“1854”): 305–309
Crosse H. (1868). Diagnoses Molluscorum novorum. Journal de Conchyliologie. 16(2): 174-178