Achatinella vulpina

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Achatinella vulpina
A lei made of Achatinella vulpina

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

Achatinella vulpina is a

mollusc 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 1⁄4 whorls. The color pattern is extremely variable.[3]

The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 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.T207A13051142.en
    . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  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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