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.

Achatinella vulpina
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A. vulpina
Binomial name
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 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". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T207A13051142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T207A13051142.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. 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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