It is associated with Gondwana cool temperate rainforests, with trees such as Antarctic Beech, Sassafras and Pinkwood.

This gastropod is what is referred to as a "semi-slug": through the course of evolution, the shell has become reduced in size and thickness so that now it mainly offers some protection to the visceral organs.

This species is thought to be a herbivore which scrapes biofilm such as algae and sooty mould off the surface of living leaves.

Most arboreal snails have very sticky mucus, and this "hitchhiking" capability may account for the very extensive distributions of some of the smaller species, as they could easily travel on the feet or legs of birds or bats.

The Helicarionidae are thought to be a Gondwanan family because they are restricted mainly to parts of the southern hemisphere and Southeast Asia, including Oceania and South Africa.