| Amastra cylindrica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Amastridae |
| Genus: | Amastra |
| Species: | A. cylindrica |
| Binomial name | |
| Amastra cylindrica (Newcomb, 1854) [2] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amastra cylindrica is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the Amastridae family. [3]
(Original description) The shell is dextral, elongately cylindrical, tapering to a pointed summit. It consists of seven slightly rounded whorls separated by a moderately distinct suture. The aperture is oblong-ovate, and the columella ends in a flexuous tooth. The shell's surface is marked by strong longitudinal striations. Its coloration is of a light horn tone, encircled by numerous narrow brown bands. [4]
This species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Oahu Island. [1]
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