Palaina intercollis
Species of land snail
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Palaina intercollis, also known as the Intermediate Hill staircase snail, is a species of staircase snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.
| Palaina intercollis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Diplommatinidae |
| Genus: | Palaina |
| Species: | P. intercollis |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaina intercollis Shea & Griffiths, 2010 | |
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Description
The globose pupiform shell of adult snails is 4.7–5 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.6–2.8 mm. It is light to dark golden-brown in colour, sometimes with a white peripheral band, and with paler ribs. The circular aperture has a strongly reflected lip. The animal has a white body with dark grey cephalic tentacles and black eyes.[1]
Habitat
The snail is most common in the Intermediate Hill area and on the lower slopes of Mount Lidgbird.[1]
