Gulella salpinx

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Gulella salpinx
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Streptaxidae
Genus: Gulella
Species:
G. salpinx
Binomial name
Gulella salpinx
Herbert, 2002[2]

Gulella salpinx, common name Trumpet-mouthed hunter snail,[3] is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.

This species is endemic to Marble Delta, South Africa.[2] Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Ecology[edit]

Gulella salpinx is ovoviviparous.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Herbert, D.G. (2004). "Gulella salpinx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T44708A10937459. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T44708A10937459.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Herbert D. G. (2002). "Gulella salpinx sp. n., a new critical endangered holoendemic species from the limestone deposits of the Marble Delta, KwaZuluNatal, South Africa (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Streptaxidae)". African Invertebrates 43: 125-138. abstract.
  3. ^ "Gulella salpinx" Archived 23 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine. ARKive, accessed 4 October 2010.