Amastra affinis

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Amastra affinis
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Shell of Amastra affinis (specimen at the Paleontological Research Institution)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species:
A. affinis
Binomial name
Amastra affinis
(Newcomb, 1854) [1]
Synonyms
  • Achatinella (Laminella) goniostomaL. Pfeiffer, 1855 junior subjective synonym
  • Achatinella affinisNewcomb, 1854 superseded combination
  • Achatinella pupoideaNewcomb, 1854 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis(Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis affinis(Newcomb, 1854)
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis pupoideaNewcomb, 1854
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis subpullaHyatt & Pilsbry, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis var. bigenerHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra (Amastra) affinis var. cinderellaHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra (Amastra) bigenerHyatt, 1911 alternative representation
  • Amastra (Amastra) bigener var. aberransHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra affinis subpullaHyatt & Pilsbry, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra affinis var. bigenerHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra bigenerHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra bigener var. abberansHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra rusticaGulick, 1873 junior subjective synonym

Amastra affinis is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae. [2]

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Subspecies

Description

(Original description) The shell is sharply conical, composed of six rounded, non-margined whorls with a well-defined suture. The aperture is ovate, with a thin outer lip. The columella features a white, lamellar, twisted tooth.

The shell is predominantly white, roseate, or salmon in color, often retaining traces of a dark brown epidermis. The body whorl is noticeably lighter in color compared to the upper ones. [3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Maui Island.

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amastra cylindrica (Newcomb, 1854)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. Amastra affinis(Newcomb, 1854) . 20 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  3. Newcomb, W. (1854). "Descriptions of seventy·nine new species of Achatinella, (Swains.), a genus of pulmoniferous mollusks, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 21: 142. Retrieved 19 November 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .