Achatinella vulpina

Achatinella vulpina
A lei made of Achatinella vulpina shells
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Achatinellidae
Genus:	Achatinella
Subgenus:	Achatinellastrum
Species:	A. vulpina
Binomial name
Achatinella vulpina (Férussac, 1824)

Achatinella vulpina 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

Left: Achatinella vulpina, right: Partula planilabrum

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

1. Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella vulpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996 e.T207A13051142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T207A13051142.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
3. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) 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