Snail, Land

Description
Wainuia edwardi. A small land snail. It has a very thin shell almost translucent. It is a medium shade of brown. It is stuffed with a bit of discoloured tissue.
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This is a small species of land snails. They are carnivorous. They eat worms and other snails but has also found some species to eat amphipods. They are re found in damp leaf litter and rock piles in unmodified forest. This makes them susceptible to habitat modification and predation.
Accession number
A101.087
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