Pondoland cannibal snail
Species of gastropod
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The Pondoland cannibal snail, scientific name Natalina beyrichi, is a species of medium-sized predatory air-breathing land snail, a carnivorous terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
| Pondoland cannibal snail | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Rhytididae |
| Genus: | Natalina |
| Species: | N. beyrichi |
| Binomial name | |
| Natalina beyrichi (Von Martens, 1890) | |
This species is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
It is called "cannibal" because it preys on other snails.
