Achatinella decipiens

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Achatinella decipiens

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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. decipiens
Binomial name
Achatinella decipiens
Newcomb, 1854
Synonyms
  • Achatinella corrugata Gulick
  • Achatinella torrida Gulick
  • Achatinella planospira Pfeiffer

Achatinella decipiens is a

mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii
.

Cooke considered Achatinella decipiens to be a subspecies of Achatinella byronii.[3]

Shell description

The rough sinistral (eastern range) or smooth dextral (western range)

suture is slightly impressed with numerous longitudinal, oblique striae. Shell color is white with yellow transverse bands, or yellow with white transverse lines and longitudinal chestnut colored stripes.[3]

The height of the shell is 20.5 mm. The width of the shell is 9.0 mm.[3]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a

work of the United States Government) from reference.[3]

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T178A13044776.en
    . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^
    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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