Paralaoma compar
Species of land snail
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Paralaoma compar, also known as the ribbed pinhead snail, is a species of land snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2]
| Paralaoma compar | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Punctidae |
| Genus: | Paralaoma |
| Species: | P. compar |
| Binomial name | |
| Paralaoma compar | |
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Description
The depressedly turbinate shell of the mature snail is 1.2–1.3 mm in height, with a diameter of 2.4–2.5 mm, and a low spire. It is deep golden-brown in colour. The whorls are rounded, with impressed sutures and moderately closely spaced radial ribs. It has a roundedly lunate aperture and moderately widely open umbilicus.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The snail is found on the summits and slopes of the southern mountains of the island.[2]