Dietary preferences of two species of Meridolum (Camaenidae: Eupulmonata: Mollusca) in southeastern Australia

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Puslednik, L.. 2002. "Dietary preferences of two species of Meridolum (Camaenidae: Eupulmonata: Mollusca) in southeastern Australia." Molluscan Research. 22 (1), pp. 17-22. https://doi.org/10.1071/MR02003
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Dietary preferences of two species of Meridolum (Camaenidae: Eupulmonata: Mollusca) in southeastern Australia

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AuthorsPuslednik, L.
Journal TitleMolluscan Research
Journal Citation22 (1), pp. 17-22
Number of Pages6
Year2002
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Place of PublicationAustralia
ISSN1323-5818
1448-6067
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1071/MR02003
Web Address (URL)https://connectsci.au/mr/article/22/1/17/140061/Dietary-preferences-of-two-species-of-Meridolum
Abstract

Non-marine molluscs have extinction rates that rival the major vertebrate groups. Australia has about 800
described land snails, mostly endemic, yet virtually nothing is known of their biology, severely limiting
effective conservation planning. In this study, a simple experiment was conducted to determine the feeding
preferences of two native New South Wales species of camaenid snails, both with restricted distributions.
Feeding experiments were conducted offering Meridolum gulosum (a rainforest species) and Meridolum sp.
(a littoral rainforest species) several different types of living and senescent vegetation found in their natural
habitat, as well as two species of commercially grown fungi. These experiments demonstrate that the
camaenid snails studied show a preference for fungi over plant tissue but further experimental work is
needed to examine feeding preferences for these and other land snails using an even greater range of
potential food types.

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ANZSRC Field of Research 2020310301. Behavioural ecology
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