| Amastra moesta | |
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| Shell of Amastra moesta (holotype) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Amastridae |
| Genus: | Amastra |
| Species: | A. moesta |
| Binomial name | |
| Amastra moesta (Newcomb, 1854) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amastra moesta is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the Amastridae family. [1]
(Original description) The shell is dextrorsal and turrito-conical, consisting of seven convex whorls adorned with fine longitudinal striations. The aperture is small, ovate, and slightly contracted. The columella is straight and marked by a prominent white spiral callus at its midpoint.
The shell's coloration is reddish-brown, with the upper whorls appearing black. The middle whorls feature black zigzag lines, while the body whorl is covered by a dark brown epidermis. [2]
This marine species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Lanai.
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