Auriculella perpusilla

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Speciesbox Auriculella perpusilla is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks. This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Description

Auriculella perpusilla is incredibly small, most adult shells reaching a height of around 6 millimeters.[1] Their thin shell has 5 strongly convex whorls with low spires and weakly reflected apertures.[1]

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the past, Auriculella perpusilla inhabited wide parts of Eastern and North-Eastern Oahu throughout the Koolau Mountain Range.[1] This land snail was prevalent in the wet, rain-abundant forest-mountain regions. Today, this species has been only recorded in a specific mountain region near Honolulu.[1]

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