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Scientific Name : Helicarion nigra
Common Name : N/a
Description : This is an unusual snail, having a fragile shell, which is clearly too small to completely contain the body. The shell is orange-yellow, up to 13mm across, thin, flat and glossy. The body of the snail is black to grey.
Habitat : Damp places, under logs in forests.
Distribution : Southern Victoria from the Otways to Cann River. Recorded on Stringybark Ridge, and possible in all forested areas.
Family : Helicarionidae
 
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Snail on Stringybark Ridge.
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Snail lowering itself on a thread of mucous, near Billys Creek
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Snail near Billys Creek