Achatinella curta

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Achatinella curta
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CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinellastrum
Species:
A. curta
Binomial name
Achatinella curta
Newcomb, 1853

Achatinella curta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

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Description

Adults of Achatinella curta can get 21.4 mm long and 10.3 mm wide. [3] The shell of adults has five whorls and can be either dextral or sinistral. [4] Their shell has a color scheme of polished yellow or chestnut with a plain or black sutural band, rarely with two or more on the last whorl. [4]

Distribution and habitat

Achatinella curta is endemic in the island of Oahu of the Hawaiian Islands. [5] Achatinella curta are found on trees. [3]

Conservation status

Achatinella curta is classified as critically endangered. [3] [6] The species was last observed in 1990 on the Kawailoa and Peahinaia Trail on Oahu, Hawaii. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella curta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T177A13044215. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T177A13044215.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Stein, Susan M.; Carr, Mary A.; Liknes, Greg C.; Comas, Sara J. (2014). "Islands on the edge: housing development and other threats to America's Pacific and Caribbean Island forests: a Forests on the Edge report". Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-137. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 55 P. 137: 1–55. doi: 10.2737/NRS-GTR-137 .
  4. 1 2 Reprint of the Original Descriptions of the Genus Achatinella. Bishop museum Press. 1907.
  5. ↑ "MolluscaBase - Achatinella curta Newcomb, 1854". molluscabase.org. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Eric R. Schreiber, Rachel A. Shaw, and Alison Hill (December 1997). "Threatened and Endangered Species on Army Installations: A MACOM Report" . Retrieved 23 February 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)


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