Ventopelita leucocheilus

2 Copmanhurst, NSW

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Identification history

Ventopelita leucocheilus	29 Apr 2025	trevorpreston
Ventopelita leucocheilus	29 Apr 2025	trevorpreston
Unverified	24 Apr 2025	MazzV

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Significant sighting

trevorpreston noted:

29 Apr 2025

This is the first sighting of this native Snail on NatureMapr.

User's notes

A grey snail with off-white almost leopard-style markings on the top of the ‘foot’ (photos 1 & 3). The shell is light brown with a slightly darker brown band at the top, running from front to back on its LHS (photo 2). There is a paler colour, (possibly a double line of it - photo 1), running discontinuously from front to back on the uppermost ridge, then on the RHS, the darker brown becomes light brown again, on the outer most ring of the spiral, (photo 2). All of this, (except the ridge) is peppered with small, even darker brown markings of various shapes. On the RHS, the 2nd outer-most ring of the spiral becomes a reddy-brown and the colour at the centre of the spiral is unclear, being dark with the snail’s body blocking the light. There are no markings on the innermost rings of the spiral. (photo 2)

4 comments

Michael123 wrote:

28 Apr 2025

Ventopelita leucocheilus (Cox, 1868) Family Camaenidae. Ranges from about Coffs Harbour northward to about Tweed Heads, NE NSW along the coast and ranges. The pictured snail is immature. Live mainly in sclerophyll forest and woodland and in coastal vegetation.

Michael123 wrote:

28 Apr 2025

Trevor / MazzV,
Could these images be posted in 'Snails of Australasia' Facebook group ?

MazzV wrote:

29 Apr 2025

Hi @Michael123
Thank you for your consideration in asking (not to mention your interest!!)

I am a 'Facebook-free-zone' for personal reasons. Whilst I am happy for you to use these images on your site, it would be conditional on my not being identified in any way. If there is to be any attribution , can you make it something innocuous, such as a 'NSW Nth Coast contributor to NatureMapr'.

Will that work for you?

Cheers,

MazzV

Michael123 wrote:

30 Apr 2025

Thanks, MazzV,
Will do. If you would like to send them to my email address, it is
michael.shea@austmus.gov.au
Much appreciated.
Cheers
Michael

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Location information

Places Copmanhurst, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
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MazzV NatureMapr New South Wales North Coast Latest Snails & Slugs (Gastropoda) Molluscs (Mollusca) Other Invertebrates Significant Featured

Species information

Ventopelita leucocheilus Scientific name
Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
69m Recorded at altitude
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