Achatinella vulpina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
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| A lei made of Achatinella vulpina | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Achatinella |
| Subgenus: | Achatinellastrum |
| Species: | A. vulpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Achatinella vulpina (Férussac, 1824)
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Shell description edit
The dextral or sinistral shell is ovate-conic, and colored glossy yellow, green, olive or chestnut; often banded with green or chestnut. The shell has 6 1⁄4 whorls. The color pattern is extremely variable.[3]
The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.[3]
References edit
This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[3]
- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella vulpina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T207A13051142. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T207A13051142.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) 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