Auriculella chamissoi

Auriculella chamissoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Achatinellidae
Genus:	Auriculella
Species:	A. chamissoi
Binomial name
Auriculella chamissoi (L. Pfeiffer, 1855)
Synonyms
Achatinella (Auriculella) chamissoiL. Pfeiffer, 1855 alternative representation

Auriculella chamissoi is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Achatinellidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 8 mm, its diameter 3.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is subperforate, oblong, and pyramidal in shape. It is somewhat solid and, when viewed under a lens, reveals finely sculpted spiral striae. It is covered in a brown epidermis (periostracum) that is marked by faint, obsolete streaks.

The spire is elongated-conic and terminates in a somewhat obtuse apex. There are seven and a half whorls, which are relatively flat; the body whorl is nearly equal to two-fifths of the total length of the shell and is slightly compressed at the base.

The aperture is only slightly oblique and is ear-shaped (auriform). The parietal lamella is strong and branches downward on the outer side. The columellar fold is smooth, slightly twisted, and white. Finally, the peristome is whitish and somewhat expanded. ^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs on Hawaii.

References

1. Auriculella chamissoi(L. Pfeiffer, 1855) . 13 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Pfeiffer, L. (1855). "Descriptions of forty-seven new species of Helicea, from the collection of H. Cuming". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 23 (290): 98. Retrieved 13 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.