Gold Coast GastropodsAsian Tramp Snail (Bradybaena similaris) Red Triangle Slug (Triboniophorus graeffei)

The Gastropods encompass a group of creatures commonly known as snails and slugs, belonging to the class Gastropoda. They are a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the larger phylum Mollusca.

This class of creatures contains a huge number of species, that are second only to the insects in overall numbers, that include saltwater, freshwater land snails and slugs.

Asian Trampsnail (Bradybaena similaris), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Asian Trampsnail (Bradybaena similaris), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Red Triangle Slug (Triboniophorus graeffei), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones
Red Triangle Slug (Triboniophorus graeffei), Gold Coast QLD © Stefan Jones

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Mollusca
  • Class: Gastropoda
  • Subclasses:
    • Caenogastropoda
    • Heterobranchia
    • Neomphaliones
    • Neritimorpha
    • Patellogastropoda
    • Vetigastropoda

Footnote & References

  1. GASTROPODA, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/GASTROPODA

Gold Coast GastropodsAsian Tramp Snail (Bradybaena similaris) Red Triangle Slug (Triboniophorus graeffei)

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