Palaina embra

Palaina embra, also known as the mountain-top staircase snail, is a species of staircase snail that is endemic to Australia's Lord [Howe Island] in the Tasman Sea.

Description

The pupiform shell of adult snails is 3 mm in height, with a diameter of 1.8 mm. It is white in colour, with golden-brown apical whorls and impressed sutures. It has strong, widely spaced, axal ribs. The umbilicus is closed. The circular aperture has a weakly reflected lip and an operculum is present.

Habitat

The snail is most common in the southern mountains of the island.