Kingdom: Animalia
Biomphalopa recava [Hedley, 1912]
Class: Gastropoda
Sub-order: Pulmonata
Family: Charopidae
Genus: Biomphalopa
Species: recava
Additional Information:
[Endodonta recava, Hedley 1912]
Size: Very small; Diameter 4.5mm
Shell shape: Biconcave
Whorls: Numerous, tightly coiled, laterally compressed, shouldered
Shell: cream with reddish-brown flammulations
Protoconch: Reticulate
Teleoconch: Bold, crowded, protractively sinuate ribs
Umbilicus: Very wide, cup shaped
Habitat and ecology: Rainforest; living under logs
Distribution: MEQ Finch Hatton Gorge, Eungella NP
Remarks: Distinguished from Gyrocochlea iuloidea by having a sunken spire, bolder ribs, wider umbilicus and reddish-brown flammulations
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