Achatinella abbreviata

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Achatinella abbreviata
Achatinella abbreviata shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Bulimella
Species:
A. abbreviata
Binomial name
Achatinella abbreviata
Reeve, 1850
Location of Oʻahu
Synonyms
  • Achatinella bacca Reeve
  • Achatinella nivosa Newcomb
  • Achatinella clementina Pfeiffer

Achatinella abbreviata, an Oʻahu tree snail, is an extinct

mollusk
in the genus Achatinella.

Shell description

The dextral

sutures; the lower part of the last whorl is very dark green and the apex is black.[2]

The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.[2]

Distribution

This species was

Oʻahu
.

Conservation status

This species is considered to be extinct. The IUCN Red List first listed it extinct in 1990.[1]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a

work of the United States Government) from reference.[2]

  1. ^ . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^
    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

External links

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