Achatinella pupukanioe
| Achatinella pupukanioe | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Achatinelloidea |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Achatinella |
| Subgenus: | Bulimella |
| Species: | A. pupukanioe |
| Binomial name | |
| Achatinella pupukanioe Pilsbry & Cooke, 1914 | |
Achatinella pupukanioe is a species of land snail, a gastropod in the Achatinellidae family. It is endemic to Hawaii.
Shell description
The dextral shell is conic and solid. The shell has six whorls. The glossy color is a uniform white, or ivory yellow with a white sutural line or either of these tints with a burnt sienna band immediately above a wider and darker band. The suture is margined. The lip is not expanded and has a brownish edge; the internal rib is white, or sometimes the whole lip is pale-pink. The white columellar fold is rather strong and abrupt.[2]
The height of the shell is 16.3 mm. The width of the shell is 9.7 mm.[2]
References
This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[2]
- ↑ Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella pupukanioe". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Endangered Species 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