Molluscs (Mollusca)
Molluscs belong to the phylum Mollusca:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mollusca
The Australian Freshwater Mollusc Lucid key:
https://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/freshwater_molluscs/
A book reference:- "Australian Land Snails", Volume 1 and 2, by John Stanisic, the "Snail Whisperer".
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Michael123
wrote:
1 Oct 2025
Galadistes pilligaensis Family Camaenidae is found in the Pilliga Scrub and Warrumbungle Range. Helen Cross would you like to post this on the 'Snails of Australasia' Facebook group ?
Galadistes pilligaensis
Michael123
wrote:
29 Sep 2025
MazzV thanks so much. Will do. This species is quite variable in colour. Most are light brown with a darker brown spiral band. Some lack the spiral band and others are dark brown all over. They may have either a bright pink or white outer lip when mature. Always nice to see this NSW endemic species.
Ventopelita leucocheilus
MazzV
wrote:
28 Sep 2025
Hi @Michael123 !
Sorry to not get to this sooner, just catching up on a backlog of IDs, comments etc. I'm blown away to find another specimen of this! You are welcome to record this on your 'Snails of Aus' site, and as before, pls omit reference to your source & location beyond specifying 'Copmanhurst area' NSW, and pls attribute it (if that is what you usually do), to an 'anonymous NSW North Coast contributor'. Further info for you: This one was found within a few metres of the 1st one I logged (Sighting 4664136), but there are not the smattering of brown spots on the shell on this one, so I'm tempted to think it is not the same specimen (They were found 1 month apart to the day).
Sorry to not get to this sooner, just catching up on a backlog of IDs, comments etc. I'm blown away to find another specimen of this! You are welcome to record this on your 'Snails of Aus' site, and as before, pls omit reference to your source & location beyond specifying 'Copmanhurst area' NSW, and pls attribute it (if that is what you usually do), to an 'anonymous NSW North Coast contributor'. Further info for you: This one was found within a few metres of the 1st one I logged (Sighting 4664136), but there are not the smattering of brown spots on the shell on this one, so I'm tempted to think it is not the same specimen (They were found 1 month apart to the day).
Ventopelita leucocheilus
Significant sightings
- Galadistes pilligaensis at The Pilliga, NSW
- Theba pisana at Ventnor, VIC
- Sauroconcha grayi at Bucketty, NSW
- Littoraria filosa at East Point, NT
- Sauroconcha middenense at Nelson Bay, NSW
- Ventopelita leucocheilus at Copmanhurst, NSW
- Austrochloritis abrotonus at Berlang, NSW
- Fastosarion freycineti at Killabakh, NSW
- Hedleyella falconeri at Darlington, QLD
- Mysticarion hyalinus at Tregony, QLD
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