Amastra crassilabrum

Amastra crassilabrum
Conservation status
Extinct  (IUCN 2.3) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Amastridae
Genus:	Amastra
Species:	†A. crassilabrum
Binomial name
†Amastra crassilabrum Newcomb, 1854 [2]
Location of Oʻahu
Synonyms
Achatinella crassilabrumNewcomb, 1854 superseded combination Amastra (Metamastra) crassilabrum(Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation

Amastra crassilabrum is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. ^[3]

Description

(Original description) The shell is conically ovate, pointed at the apex, and ventricose toward the base, with a rather solid structure. It consists of six rounded whorls and features an ovate aperture. The outer lip is significantly thickened internally, while the short columella terminates in a prominent oblique plait. The surface is marked by strong longitudinal striations, with the body whorl often bearing cicatrices.

The body whorl is yellowish-white, contrasting with the dark brown or black coloration of the upper whorls. ^[4]

Distribution

This species was endemic to Oʻahu, and was known from the Waiʻanae Range.

References

1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Amastra crassilabrum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T991A13100921. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T991A13100921.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amastra crassilabrum (Newcomb, 1854)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2024-11-19.
3. Amastra crassilabrum (Newcomb, 1854) . 23 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
4. 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. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .