Amastra

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Amastra
Zoological Illustrations Achatinella acuta.jpg
Amastra elongata shell
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Amastridae
Subfamily: Amastrinae
Genus: Amastra
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms
  • Amastra (Amastra)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Amastrella)Sykes, 1900· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Armiella)Hyatt, 1911· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Cyclamastra)Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1905· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Heteramastra)Pilsbry, 1911· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Kauaia)Sykes, 1900· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Metamastra)Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911· accepted, alternate representation
  • Amastra (Paramastra)Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911· accepted, alternate representation
  • CarinellaL. Pfeiffer, 1875

Amastra is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. [1]

Contents

This genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Many of the species in this genus have become extinct in recent times.

Species

Species within the genus Amastra include:

Taxa inquirenda

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995681 on 2021-02-21