Nitor medioximus
Encyclopedia
Nitor medioximus is a species
of small air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae
. This species is endemic to Australia. It grows to about 12 mm in diameter.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of small air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae
Helicarionidae is a family of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicarionoidea.- Distribution :...
. This species is endemic to Australia. It grows to about 12 mm in diameter.
Further reading
- http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/e383af24-6220-4f0a-94a6-a37a5db5db8a
- http://sev.lternet.edu/~jnekola/nekola%20pdf/malacol-49-445-462PDF of MalacologiaMalacologiaMalacologia is a peer-reviewed scientific journal in the field of malacology, the study of mollusks. The journal publishes articles in the fields of molluscan systematics, ecology, population ecology, genetics, molecular genetics, evolution, and phylogenetics.The journal specializes in publishing...
article on forest snail faunas of NE New South Wales and SE Queensland, mentioning this species] - Government biodiversity summary for New South Wales, Northern Rivers region lists this species