Achatinella swiftii

Achatinella swiftii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Achatinella swiftii
Preserved shell

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Achatinelloidea
Family:
Achatinellidae
Genus:
Achatinella
Subgenus:
Achatinella
Species:
A. swiftii
Binomial name
Achatinella swiftii
Newcomb, 1853

References
  1. Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella swiftii". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T200A13049544. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T200A13049544.en.


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