Mount Matafao different snail

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Mount matafao different snail
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D. matafaoi
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Diastole matafaoi

The Mount Matafao different snail, scientific name Diastole matafaoi, was a species of air-breathing land snails or semi-slugs, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicarionidae.

This species was endemic to American Samoa. It is now extinct.

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References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Diastole matafaoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1996: e.T6523A12787323. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T6523A12787323.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.