Achatinella vulpina | |
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A lei made of Achatinella vulpina | |
Scientific 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 species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
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]
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This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference. [3]