Achatinella vulpina

Achatinella vulpina
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: Achatinellastrum
Species: A. vulpina
Binomial name
Achatinella vulpina
(Férussac, 1824)

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.

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 14 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]

  1. Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella vulpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 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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