Quantula striata

Species: Quantula striata

Author: (Gray, 1834)

Locality: Fairy Caves, Bau, Sarawak, West Malaysia

Size: 25.6mm

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Description

Description

Live collected at Fairy Cave. Located near the former gold mining settlement of the town of Bau. About 40km from Kuching, Sarawak. Found under trees. 10th November 2019. This species is regarded as the only land gastropod in the world capable of true bioluminescence when it is alive. Very interesting. A scar middle whorl but fair representative of the species that is from this location which is seldom offered.