Elsothera funerea

4 Grim Reaper Pinwheel Snail at Bruce, ACT

Elsothera funerea at Bruce, ACT - 9 Mar 2021
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Identification history

Elsothera funerea 10 Mar 2021 trevorpreston
Unidentified 9 Mar 2021 MattFox

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Significant sighting

15 Mar 2021

This is the first sighting of this local native species on CNM.

5 comments

trevorpreston wrote:
   9 Mar 2021
Great find! If I'd known you spotted this today I would've come over for a look. How big was it?
Do you mind if I post this pic in the snails of australia facebook group to get an ID from the experts?
MattFox wrote:
   10 Mar 2021
Sure thing! It was under that log you lifted up with the frogs etc. It was about 0.5-1cm, quite small.
trevorpreston wrote:
   10 Mar 2021
This is the first sighting of this native species on CNM. ID thanks to Michael Shea of Snails of Australia FB Page, and co-author of Australian Land Snails Vol 1 & 2
   22 Mar 2021
Question via Facebook about this sighting: "Why is it called the grim reaper? Is it carnivorous?"
trevorpreston wrote:
   22 Mar 2021
Yes, this snail is carnivorous, often preying on other snails.

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Litoria peronii (Peron's Tree Frog, Emerald Spotted Tree Frog) at Bruce, ACT - 22 Oct 2019 by LD12
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Centrolepis strigosa (Hairy Centrolepis) at Bruce, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 by RWPurdie
Stylidium despectum (Small Trigger Plant) at Bruce, ACT - 1 Oct 2019 by RWPurdie
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