Kimberleymelon tealei is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1] Kimberleymelon tealei is the only species in the genus Kimberleymelon.[1]

Kimberleymelon tealei
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Kimberleymelon

Köhler, 2010[1]
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K. tealei
Binomial name
Kimberleymelon tealei
Köhler, 2010[1]

The generic name Kimberleymelon consists of "Kimberley" which is a region in Western Australia, and the suffix "-melon" which is from the Greek language meaning melon, the fleshy fruit of the family Cucurbitaceae, a reference to the globular shape of the shell.[1] The specific name "tealei" is in honor of Roy Teale, the malacologist who collected the holotype of this species.[1]

Distribution

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The type locality of Kimberleymelon tealei is Middle Osborn Island, Bonaparte Archipelago in north-western Kimberley, Western Australia.[1] This species is endemic to Middle Osborn Island.[1]

Shell description

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The shell is of trochiform shape, high-spired and has a closed umbilicus. The shell dimensions are 20–28 mm in diameter and 18–26 mm in height.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Köhler F. (2010). "Three new species and two new genera of land snails from the Bonaparte Archipelago in the Kimberley, Western Australia (Pulmonata, Camaenidae)." Molluscan Research 30: 1-16. abstract, PDF.