| Auriculella ambusta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. ambusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella ambusta Pease, 1868 | |
Auriculella ambusta is a species of air-breathing tropical land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. [2]
The length of the shell attains 8.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm
(Original description in French) The shell is solid, imperforate, and possesses an oval-conic shape with a sinistral coil. It is distinctly striated in a longitudinal direction. There are six whorls in total, which are plano-convex in profile, separated by a well-marked suture that leads to an obtuse summit.
The aperture is vertical and subauriform (somewhat ear-shaped). The peristome is very thick and double-layered, while the parietal lamella is relatively thin. At the extreme upper portion of the columella, there is a thick, strongly twisted fold.
In terms of coloration, the shell is a light purplish-white, except at the base, which is a burnt brown. The shell is covered by a brown epidermis that detaches easily. Both the peristome and the interior of the aperture are a light brown hue. [3]
Auriculella ambustahas a white shell with possible markings. [4] They eat fungi and bacteria from leaves.
This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
They are found in the Waianae mountains in west Oahu. [5] [6]
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