Jump to content

Achatinella viridans

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by William Avery Bot (talk | contribs) at 13:24, 17 April 2018 (Removing Category:Molluscs described in 1845 and adding Category: Gastropods described in 1845. See BRFA). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Achatinella viridans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Subgenus:
Species:
A. viridans
Binomial name
Achatinella viridans
Mighels, 1845
Synonyms
  • Achatinella radiata Pfeiffer
  • Achatinella subvirens Newcomb
  • Achatinella rutila Newcomb
  • Achatinella macrostoma Pfeiffer

Achatinella viridans 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

The dextral shell is elongate-conic, imperforate with convex whorls and a slightly impressed line below the suture. The shell has five whorls. The color is green with light streaks intermixed. The aperture is subovate and stained with a pink color just within the margin. The lip is slightly thickened.[2]

The height of the shell is 19.2 mm. The width of the shell is 12.0 mm.[2]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[2]

  1. ^ Hadfield M.; Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella viridans". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. IUCN: e.T205A13050895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T205A13050895.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ a b c 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