Nutrition
Inflectarius subpalliatus or the Velvet Covert is very
similar to other land snails as they eat relatively the same
diet. The most common food sources are plants, fungi, animal
matter and soil. Some examples are plant leaves, stems, rotting
plants, leaves, wood/bark, fungi, and even
other animal wastes.
Velvet Covert obtains its food by staying close to its food
source. Once food is found the Velvet Covert will touch the food
with its foot and mouth. It will
then begin rasping with its radula inside the mouth. The radula is membrane like structure
covered with teeth similar to that of a piece of sandpaper. It
then moves its radula back and forth breaking off small pieces
of food. As the food is being broken down saliva is used to
help
break down the food material and then is swallowed down an
esophagus. Digestive juices then help break down the food even
more as it moves into the gastric pouch. From the gastric pouch
the left over wastes enter the intestine and then out of the
body. When finding food the Velvet Covert has to overcome many
predatory obstacles. They have an open circulatory system
because they move very slow which makes them susceptible to many
predators.