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Trochomorpha melvillensis
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Trochomorphidae
Genus:	Trochomorpha
Species:	T. melvillensis
Binomial name
Trochomorpha melvillensis Solem, 1989

Trochomorpha melvillensis is a species of land snail in the family Trochomorphidae. It is endemic to Australia, where it is known only from Melville Island off the coast of the Northern Territory.

This snail is about 1 to 1.2 centimeters wide. It has a sharp keel along the curve of its shell and a red band along the coil. It lives under logs in coastal rainforest habitat. It has been found at only a few locations.

References

1. Kessner, V. (1996). "Trochomorpha melvillensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T22262A9368979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T22262A9368979.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. ^ Trochomorpha melvillensis. Archived 2014-09-07 at the Wayback Machine Threatened Species of the Northern Territory. Northern Territory Government.

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