Laminella sanguinea

Sanguine tree snail
Conservation status
Critically Endangered (IUCN 2.3)
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Amastridae
Genus:	Laminella
Species:	L. sanguinea
Binomial name
Laminella sanguinea (Newcomb, 1853)

Laminella sanguinea is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This species is ground-dwelling and often has debris on its shell to camouflage itself.

Description

Laminella sanguinea, possesses a solid, thin calcareous shell which measures about 2 centimeters in length. The cone-shaped shell has a distinctive zigzag pattern that resembles the Kike'eke'e kapa pattern and is commonly found covered in feces, which is said too help them camouflage. The base of the shell starts off a brownish-red tint and slowly transitions into a tan color at the tip. Its slimy and squishy body is a translucent grey and has the ability to retract into its shell.

Distribution

This species is endemic to mesic forests in the Wai'anae Mountains of O'ahu.

Habitat

Laminella sanguinea, currently resides in a habitat dominated by Freycinetia arborea (i`e i`e) along rocky and craggy areas in several locations in the Wai`anae  Mountains. This species is extremely rare and can be usually found in the trees and on the ground where it nourishes on dead and decaying leaf material. They are threatened by invasive predators (Euglandina, rats, Oxychilus), habitat destruction, and over collecting.