Amastra luteola

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Amastra luteola
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Shell of Amastra luteola
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species:
A. luteola
Binomial name
Amastra luteola
(A. Férussac, 1825)
Synonyms

Helix luteola A. Férussac, 1825 superseded combination

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

Description

The shell is dextral, elongate, and delicately striatulate. Its coloration is white, covered by a transient buff-colored epidermis. <It is composed of 5–6 whorls, the body whorl is only faintly carinate. The suture is simple and not duplicated.

The aperture is ovate-elongate, while the columella is white and gracefully arcuate. The umbilical crevice is indistinct. [2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii, occurring on Kohala (mountain).

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References

  1. Amastra luteola (A. Férussac, 1825) . 22 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  2. Hyatt, A. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1910–1911). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 322. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .