Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail vs Coast Myall

Aetholitis gerdesae compared with Acacia binervia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Coast Myall
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Mollusca (mollusques)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Camaenidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Aetholitis	Acacia
Species	Aetholitis gerdesae	Acacia binervia

Conservation Status

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

LC — Least Concern

Coast Myall

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail	Coast Myall
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Australia.

Coast Myall

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail

The Bellenden Ker Scaly Snail (Aetholitis gerdesae) is a species in the genus Aetholitis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Coast Myall

Coast myall (Acacia binervia) is a small to medium tree or tall shrub in the family Fabaceae, native to coastal and near-coastal regions of New South Wales and Queensland in eastern Australia. It grows in coastal heath, dry sclerophyll woodland, and scrubby vegetation on sandy or rocky substrates, often in association with banksias and eucalypts. Like most Australian wattles, coast myall produces phyllodes—flattened leaf-stalks functioning as leaves—rather than true compound leaves in mature plants. The dark green phyllodes are distinctive, with two main veins, giving rise to the species name binervia. Golden-yellow, spherical flower heads are produced in winter to spring, attracting native bees. The genus Acacia sensu lato encompasses hundreds of species across Australia and globally, many of which play important ecological roles in nitrogen cycling through root symbioses. Coast myall is assessed as Least Concern by the IUCN. It is sometimes planted in coastal revegetation projects for its tolerance of poor, sandy soils, drought, and salt-laden winds.