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The '''granulated Tasmanian snail''', ''Anoglypta launcestonensis'', is a [[species]] of air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Caryodidae]]. |
The '''granulated Tasmanian snail''', ''Anoglypta launcestonensis'', is a [[species]] of air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Caryodidae]]. This animal is know to be extremely poisonous when agitated, and can project it's excrement at high speeds up to 20 feet. |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
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| Species: | A. launcestonensis
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| Anoglypta launcestonensis Reeve, 1853
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The granulated Tasmanian snail, Anoglypta launcestonensis, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Caryodidae. This animal is know to be extremely poisonous when agitated, and can project it's excrement at high speeds up to 20 feet.
Distribution
This species is endemic to Australia.
References
- Bonham, K. 2007. Anoglypta launcestonensis. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 14 September 2007.
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