Austrorhytida capillacea
2 Common Southern Carnivorous Snail at Captains Flat, NSW
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| Austrorhytida capillacea | trevorpreston | 22 Aug 2022 | |
| Austrorhytida capillacea | Michael123 | 22 Aug 2022 | |
| Unverified | trevorpreston | 20 Aug 2022 |
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Snail Tallaganda National Park.
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22 Aug 2022
The small snail on the rhytidid's foot is a member of the Charopidae. Austrorhytida preys upon these and they will often carry around the shell after consuming to rasp calcium from the shell itself.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.482059-35.625395
- Altitude 1064.0m
- Maps Tallaganda National Park
- Places Captains Flat, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 20 Aug 2022 08:41 AM Recorded on
- trevorpreston Recorded by
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- trevorpreston Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates Austrorhytida capillacea
Species information
- Austrorhytida capillacea Scientific name
- Common Southern Carnivorous Snail Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1634.72m Recorded at altitude
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