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By: Ellen Bruce. Status- The Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail is critically endangered. Binomial Nomenclature- the Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails binomial.

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1 By: Ellen Bruce

2 Status- The Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail is critically endangered. Binomial Nomenclature- the Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails binomial nomenclature, or its scientific name, is gulella salpinx.

3 They have a white body that is translucent. Their tentacles are bright orange Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails love limestone.

4 Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails are in a group called gastropods, meaning they have no spines. Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails have white colored shells.

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6 Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails love limestone. They live on it because they blend in with its white color.

7 The Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail has sex organs of both male and female. The Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail does not lay eggs, but still gives birth.

8 Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails eat mostly grass, leaves, flowers, worms and other snails.

9 Birds and snakes eat Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails. Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails biggest predators are raccoons. Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails are first and second level consumers.

10 Humans sometimes eat Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails. Humans also kill them for their shell.

11 Biotic- trees, leaves, grass and other organisms Abiotic- rocks, water and soil.

12 There is not enough vegetation or space for all of the other organisms and the Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails.

13 Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snails can survive in extremely hot and dry weather because their mucus keeps them wet.

14 If the Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail became extinct then many snakes, birds and raccoons will not have a main source of food, which will eventually cause the other organisms to become extinct as well.

15 Admin,. "What eats." What eats a snail. N.p., 6 Apr 2010. Web. 8 Nov 2013. "Davis Wiki." Slugs and Snails. N.p., n.d. Web. 8 Nov 2013. "Trumpet Mouthed Hunter Snail." Arkive. Wildscreen, n.d. Web. 7 Nov 2013.. Images Arkive. Google images

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