Samoana abbreviata

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Samoana abbreviata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Samoana
Species:
S. abbreviata
Binomial name
Samoana abbreviata
(Mousson, 1869)
Synonyms [2]
  • Partula abbreviataMousson, 1869

Samoana abbreviata, the short Samoan tree snail, [1] is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae. [2]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 22.6 millimetres (0.890 in).

Distribution

This species is endemic to American Samoa. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Cowie, R. (2012). "Samoana abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012: e.T19879A2536089. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19879A2536089.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Samoana abbreviata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 22 February 2024.


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