Samoana abbreviata
| Short samoan tree snail | |
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| Shell of Samoana abbreviata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | S. abbreviata
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| Binomial name | |
| Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869)
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Partula abbreviata Mousson, 1869 (original combination) | |
The short Samoan tree snail, Samoana abbreviata, is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 22.6 mm.
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Distribution
This species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]
References
- ^ a b Cowie, R. (2012). "Samoana abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19879A2536089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19879A2536089.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888311 on 2022-04-30
- Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.
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