Achatinella viridans

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

Achatinella viridans

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:
Bulimella
Species:
A. viridans
Binomial name
Achatinella viridans
Mighels, 1845
Synonyms
  • Achatinella radiata Pfeiffer
  • Achatinella subvirens Newcomb
  • Achatinella rutila Newcomb
  • Achatinella macrostoma Pfeiffer

Shell description

The dextral shell is elongate-conic, imperforate with convex whorls and a slightly impressed line below the suture. The shell has five whorls. The color is green with light streaks intermixed. The aperture is subovate and stained with a pink color just within the margin. The lip is slightly thickened.[2]

The height of the shell is 19.2 mm. The width of the shell is 12.0 mm.[2]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[2]

  1. Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella viridans". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T205A13050895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T205A13050895.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Endangered Species 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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