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Gippsland black snail

Victaphanta atramentaria

Description:

This black coiled shell found on the roadside once belonged to a native terrestrial mollusc.

Habitat:

This empty shell was found beside the road in a tall eucalyptus forest.

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4 Comments

MartinL
MartinL 9 years ago

They are great photos.
My snail didn't come out at all... I think its left home.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/222...

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Rachael's pics are great aren't they. She must have waited very patiently because Leuba's would reveal itself within 5 minutes. So we got bored and let it go.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 9 years ago

Nice one Martin. It looks like Victaphanta.. (cousin of Victa-mower?) http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/108...

MartinL
Spotted by
MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Jul 15, 2014
Submitted on Jul 28, 2014

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