Achatinella vulpina
Achatinella vulpina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
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| Subgenus: | Achatinellastrum |
| Species: | A. vulpina |
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| Achatinella vulpina (Férussac, 1824) | |
Shell description
The dextral or sinistral shell is ovate-conic, and colored glossy yellow, green, olive or chestnut; often banded with green or chestnut. The shell has 6 1⁄4 whorls. The color pattern is extremely variable.[2]
The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.[2]
References
This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[2]
- Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella vulpina". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T207A13051142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T207A13051142.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Recovery Plan for the O’ahu Tree Snails of the Genus Achatinella. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, 64 pp. + 64 pp. of appendices + 5 figures. PDF
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