Austrorhytida capillacea

2 Common Southern Carnivorous Snail at Captains Flat, NSW

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Identification history

Austrorhytida capillacea	22 Aug 2022	trevorpreston
Austrorhytida capillacea	22 Aug 2022	Michael123
Unverified	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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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

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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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

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