Austrorhytida capillacea

2 Common Southern Carnivorous Snail at Captains Flat, NSW

Austrorhytida capillacea at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Aug 2022
Austrorhytida capillacea at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Aug 2022
Austrorhytida capillacea at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Aug 2022
Austrorhytida capillacea at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Aug 2022
Austrorhytida capillacea at Captains Flat, NSW - 20 Aug 2022
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Austrorhytida capillacea 22 Aug 2022 trevorpreston
Austrorhytida capillacea 22 Aug 2022 Michael123
Unidentified 20 Aug 2022 trevorpreston

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Snail Tallaganda National Park.

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Michael123 wrote:
   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.

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