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This snail is approx 5mm in length. I observed it in my terrarium that has a small amount of moss from the location attached. Everything in the terrarium in from this location. I can’t seem to find any native snails like it. Any suggestions?

Found this snail (who looked like it was on its side, not upright like a garden snail). Very dark snail itself. When turned over the shell was like a funnel - only way I can describe it, it wasn’t flat.

Found in a wet Ferny creek bed on concrete drainage culvert

1 observed
tentatively L. lottah according to Kevin Bonham based on shell morphology. This is a recently discovered group of populations from St. Marys, Nicholas Range, East Tower Hill and now Valley Road. However considering it is about 70 km from the nearest known Lottaropa lottah population (Mt Arthur) this may prove with genetic studies to be a different species.

found = Otto Bell

Species Similar to Bonhamaropa tarravillensis but more tightly packed spire and umbilicus is narrower and steeper.
Found 2 individuals after 1.5 hours of looking. Found under moist wood near side of track

Charopidae sp. “Needles”

The highly elusive (and very beautiful) Needles snail has been found!! It’s only ever been found 10 times before. It has a massive range extending along Western Tasmania, but is occurs very sparsely throughout it.
Found by Kevin Bonham

A very exiting find by Otto Bell (@Elusiveweevils). This is a completely new population of the Critically endangered Ammonite Pinwheel snail (previously known from only 4 populations).

After looking for ~45 minutes we only found this juvenile, but hopefully we can find more in the future!