Achatinella vulpina

Achatinella vulpina
A lei made of Achatinella vulpina shells
CITES Appendix I [3]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinellastrum
Species:
A. vulpina
Binomial name
Achatinella vulpina
(Férussac, 1824)

Achatinella vulpina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Shell description

Left: Achatinella vulpina, right: Partula planilabrum

The dextral or sinistral shell is ovate-conic, and colored glossy yellow, green, olive or chestnut; often banded with green or chestnut. The shell has 6 1⁄4 whorls. The color pattern is extremely variable.[4]

The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.[4]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[4]

  1. ↑ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella vulpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T207A13051142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T207A13051142.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ↑ NatureServe. "Achatinella vulpina". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Achatinella vulpina". Species+. UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre. Retrieved 27 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Recovery Plan for the O'ahu Tree Snails of the Genus Achatinella. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, 64 pp. + 64 pp. of appendices + 5 figures. PDF
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.