Amastra assimilis

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Amastra assimilis
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Shell of Amastra assimilis (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)
Synonyms
  • Achatinella assimilisNewcomb, 1854 superseded combination
  • Achatinella deshaysiiMorelet, 1857 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra (Amastra) assimilis(Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation
  • Amastra affinis var. cinderellaHyatt, 1911 junior subjective synonym
  • Amastra deshaysii(Morelet, 1857) junior subjective synonym

Amastra assimilis is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae. [1]

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Description

(Original description) The shell is conically elongate and sharply acute at the apex, consisting of seven rounded whorls with a well-defined, impressed suture. The aperture is small and ovate, while the columella is very short, plicate, and twisted. The outer lip is acute and slightly thickened internally.

The shell's color varies from white to salmon, with some specimens displaying a white lower half on the body whorl and a salmon upper half. The interior is pure white. [2]

Distribution

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

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References

  1. ↑ Amastra assimilis(Newcomb, 1854) . 20 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. ↑ 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: 148. Retrieved 19 November 2024.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .


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