Achatinella vulpina

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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.

Shell description

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Left: Achatinella vulpina, right: Partula planilabrum

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 <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />14 whorls. The color pattern is extremely variable.[1]

The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.[1]

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.[1]

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  1. 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

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