Achatinella viridans
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Achatinella |
| Subgenus: | Bulimella |
| Species: | A. viridans
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| Achatinella viridans Mighels, 1845
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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.[3]
The height of the shell is 19.2 mm. The width of the shell is 12.0 mm.[3]
References
This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[3]
- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella viridans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T205A13050895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T205A13050895.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ 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