This snail is an endangered species, its historic range is Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. The color resides in the shells outer coating - a hardened protein called periostracum. Gradually, this coating wears off, revealing a yellow layer underneath. This is an air-breathing tree dweller. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Superfamily: Helicoidea Family: Camaenidae Genus: Papustyla Species: Papustyla pulcherrima (Rensch, 1931)
This snail is an endangered species, its historic range is Manus Island, Papua New Guinea. The color resides in the shells outer coating - a hardened protein called periostracum. Gradually, this coating wears off, revealing a yellow layer underneath. This is an air-breathing tree dweller. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Superfamily: Helicoidea Family: Camaenidae Genus: Papustyla Species: Papustyla pulcherrima (Rensch, 1931)