Semilaoma laevis
Species of land snail
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Semilaoma laevis, also known as the smooth pinhead snail, is a tiny species of land snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea.[2]
| Semilaoma laevis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Punctidae |
| Genus: | Semilaoma |
| Species: | S. laevis |
| Binomial name | |
| Semilaoma laevis Shea & Griffiths, 2010[1] | |
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| Location of Lord Howe Island | |
Description
The depressedly turbinate shell of the mature snail is 0.7–0.8 mm in height, with a diameter of 1.2–1.3 mm, and a low spire. It is pale yellow to white in colour. The whorls are rounded. The sutures are impressed, with closely-spaced radial ribs. It has a roundly lunate aperture, and a narrowly open umbilicus. The animal is unknown.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The snail is common and widespread across the island, living in lowland forest, rainforest and scrub.[2]