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Achatinella pupukanioe
Achatinella pupukanioe is a species of land snail, a gastropod in the family Achatinellidae. It is endemic to Hawaii.
| Achatinella pupukanioe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Achatinella |
| Subgenus: | Bulimella |
| Species: | A. pupukanioe |
| Binomial name | |
| Achatinella pupukanioe | |
Shell description edit
The dextral shell is conic and solid. The shell has six whorls. The glossy color is a uniform white, or ivory yellow with a white sutural line or either of these tints with a burnt sienna band immediately above a wider and darker band. The suture is margined. The lip is not expanded and has a brownish edge; the internal rib is white, or sometimes the whole lip is pale-pink. The white columellar fold is rather strong and abrupt.[3]
The height of the shell is 16.3 mm. The width of the shell is 9.7 mm.[3]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[3]
- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella pupukanioe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T195A13048779. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T195A13048779.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Endangered Species 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