Kaala subrutila

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Kaala subrutila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Microcystidae
Genus: Kaala
C. M. Cooke, 1940
Species:
K. subrutila
Binomial name
Kaala subrutila
(Mighels, 1845)

Kaala subrutila is a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod in the family Microcystidae endemic to Hawaii. [1] Kaala subrutila is the only species in the genus Kaala. [2] The species is one of Hawaii's nine state snails. [3]

References

  1. "MolluscaBase - Kaala subrutila (Mighels, 1845)". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  2. "MolluscaBase - Kaala C. M. Cooke, 1940". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  3. "Office of the Governor – News Release – Gov. Green Designates Official State Snails". governor.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-27.