Achatinella viridans

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Achatinella viridans
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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: Bulimella
Species:
A. viridans
Binomial name
Achatinella viridans
Mighels, 1845
Synonyms
  • Achatinella radiata Pfeiffer
  • Achatinella subvirens Newcomb
  • Achatinella rutila Newcomb
  • Achatinella macrostoma Pfeiffer

Achatinella viridans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Shell description

The dextral shell is elongate-conic, imperforate with convex whorls and a slightly impressed line below the suture. The shell has five whorls. The color is green with light streaks intermixed. The aperture is subovate and stained with a pink color just within the margin. The lip is slightly thickened. [3]

The height of the shell is 19.2 mm. The width of the shell is 12.0 mm. [3]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference. [3]

  1. ↑ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella viridans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T205A13050895. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T205A13050895.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 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


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