Hungerfordia pelewensis

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Hungerfordia pelewensis
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clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
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H. pelewensis
Binomial name
Hungerfordia pelewensis
Specimen in Koror Island PZSL1889Plate11.png
Specimen in Koror Island

Hungerfordia pelewensis is a species of small land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Diplommatinidae. This land snail is endemic to Palau.

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References

  1. Rundell, R.J.; Cowie, R. (2012). "Hungerfordia pelewensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T10267A497550. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T10267A497550.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.