Elsothera funerea
4 Grim Reaper Pinwheel Snail at O'Connor, ACT
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| Elsothera funerea | trevorpreston | 10 Mar 2021 | |
| Unverified | MattFox | 9 Mar 2021 |
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Significant sighting
5 comments
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?
Do you mind if I post this pic in the snails of australia facebook group to get an ID from the experts?
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.
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?"
Location information
- Coordinates 149.098584-35.261248
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places O'Connor, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2021 10:54 AM Recorded on
- MattFox Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Other Invertebrates Molluscs (Mollusca) Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) MattFox Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Elsothera funerea
Species information
- Elsothera funerea Scientific name
- Grim Reaper Pinwheel Snail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 794m Recorded at altitude
Record quality
Quality score
2 / 7
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