Auriculella crassula
| Auriculella crassula | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. crassula
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| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella crassula Smith, 1915-1916
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Auriculella crassula is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae.[2]
Description
The length of the shell attains 7.5 mm, its diameter 4 mm
(Original description in Latin) The shell is typically sinistral (left-handed), though it is occasionally found to be dextral (right-handed). It possesses an ovate-conic shape and a solid structure. The shell is distinctly perforate and lacks a glossy luster, exhibiting a pale brown coloration.
There are six and a half whorls, which are nearly flat in profile. The aperture is a dull, dirty white on the interior. The peristome is thickened and slightly dilated at its base; it is notably fortified by a small, prominent tubercle located at the junction where it meets the body whorl. Finally, the columella is thick and somewhat reflected, though it lacks any visible fold.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Hawaii.
References
- ^ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Auriculella crassula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996 e.T2406A9437031. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2406A9437031.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ Auriculella crassula E. A. Smith, 1873. 14 January 2026. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Gulick, J. T.; Smith, E. A. (1873). "Descriptions of new species of Achatinellinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1873: 88. Retrieved 14 January 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Ancey, C.F. (1889). "Étude sur la faune malacologique des îles Sandwich". Bulletins de la Société Malacologique de France. 6: 225.
- Bland, T.; Binney, W. G. (1873). "On the lingual dentition and anatomy of Achatinella and other Pulmonata". Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 10: 331.
- Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum: image