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Snails

Introductory page on snails


 

Land snails – vital components of forest ecosystems

Land snails – vital components of forest ecosystems

Norfolk Island’s largest native land snail Advena campbellii is one of the three Critically Endangered species Land snails are underappreciated but play essential roles in recycling nutrients in soils and as food for many animals. Around 60 unique land snail …

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Lost and found: Snails thought extinct are alive

Lost and found: Snails thought extinct are alive

A land snail listed more than 20 years ago as extinct was re-discovered in October 2020 by researchers from the Australian Museum. The Norfolk Island Flora and Fauna Society hosted a presentation on 22 October by Dr Isabel Hyman, supported …

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