Achatinella curta
| Achatinella curta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Achatinella |
| Subgenus: | Achatinellastrum |
| Species: | A. curta
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| Binomial name | |
| Achatinella curta Newcomb, 1853
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Achatinella curta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
Description
[edit]Adults of Achatinella curta can get 21.4 mm long and 10.3 mm wide.[3] The shell of adults has five whorls and can be either dextral or sinistral.[4] Their shell has a color scheme of polished yellow or chestnut with a plain or black sutural band, rarely with two or more on the last whorl.[4]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Achatinella curta is endemic in the island of Oahu of the Hawaiian Islands.[5] Achatinella curta are found on trees.[3]
Conservation Status
[edit]Achatinella curta is classified as critically endangered.[3][6] The species was last observed in 1990 on the Kawailoa and Peahinaia Trail on Oahu, Hawaii.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella curta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T177A13044215. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T177A13044215.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Stein, Susan M.; Carr, Mary A.; Liknes, Greg C.; Comas, Sara J. (2014). "Islands on the edge: housing development and other threats to America's Pacific and Caribbean Island forests: a Forests on the Edge report". Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-137. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station. 55 p. 137: 1–55. doi:10.2737/NRS-GTR-137.
- ^ a b Reprint of the Original Descriptions of the Genus Achatinella. Bishop museum Press. 1907.
- ^ "MolluscaBase - Achatinella curta Newcomb, 1854". molluscabase.org. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ Eric R. Schreiber, Rachel A. Shaw, and Alison Hill (December 1997). "Threatened and Endangered Species on Army Installations: A MACOM Report". Retrieved 23 February 2025.
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