| Auriculella tenella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. tenella |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella tenella Ancey, 1889 | |
Auriculella tenella is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc. This species is endemic to the United States. [2]
Auriculella tenella's shell can be described to have a sinistral shape with puffed up whorls. As for color it can be seen primarily as a shade of brown that has streaks of red and may have a single band of a darker hue of brown. As for dimensions, the average height of its shell is measured to about 5.6 millimeters while its width is around 3 millimeters. [3]
Auriculella tenella can be located on Waianae mountains on the Hawaiian island, Oahu. [4] They primarily reside in several trees, making them arboreal, and other plant life such as small plants ( Brossaisia , Cordyline , Freycinetia aborea, Lantana, Pelea, Sadleria cyatheoides, Bidens, Coprosma, Euphorbia, Psychotria, Ilex, Philodendron), ferns, tree trunks ( Metrosideros) near or on stream banks. But the species has also been seen on fallen dead leaves, tree bark, and stones on the ground. [3] They last were found on the Mount Kaala Area Reserve in 1987 [5] Their habitat is safeguarded and prioritized by the military and state in order to preserve the population of the species and other endemic animals of Hawai’i. [6]
Auriculella tenella is currently considered a rare species according to Hawaiian malacologists and gathered heritage data. They are also considered imperiled globally to the Hawaii Heritage Program Rank. [5]
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