Dlinza pinwheel (Trachycystis clifdeni)

Species information

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Description
Range & Habitat
Biology
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Authentication

Authenticated (13/07/2006) by Dr. Dai G. Herbert, Chief Curator: Mollusca, Natal Museum, and member of the IUCN/SSC Southern African Invertebrate, and Mollusc Specialist Groups.
http://www.nmsa.org.za/

Glossary

Endemic: A species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
Scarp: An escarpment, cliff, or steep slope of some extent along the margin of a plateau or ridge.
Stochastic: Random, uncertain or unpredictable.
Whorl: In molluscs,the spiral coils of the shell of a snail.

References

IUCN Red List (June, 2006)
http://www.iucnredlist.org
Inland Invertebrate Initiative: Database of Threatened Invertebrates of South Africa (June, 2006)
http://www.ukzn.ac.za/redlist/detail_page.asp?id=210
Herbert, D. (2006) Pers. Comm.