Malacological Society of Australasia

Molluscan Research

Volume 18, Issue 1: 30 April 1997

Distribution and habitat of the land snail Tasmaphena lamproides (Pulmonata: Rhytididae) in Tasmania.

K. Bonham* and R.J. Taylor**

*Flat 3 54 Duke Street, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005.
**Forestry Tasmania, GPO Box 207B, Hobart, Tasmania 7001. email: Rob.Taylor@forestry.tas.gov.au

The carnivorous snail Tasmaphena lamproides, believed to be endemic to northwest Tasmania and far southern Victoria, has been considered rare. A survey in the Togari forest block in northwest Tasmania suggests that the species occurs in a wide range of forest habitats but requires deep leaf litter to survive, and is more frequent in the north of the block. Knowledge gained from this survey, combined with known records, suggests a range of at least 25,000 hectares and an improved outlook for the species.

pp. 1-10.