Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Achatinoidea Genus Achatinella Scientific name Achatinella abbreviata Rank Species | Class Gastropoda Family Achatinellidae Subgenus Bulimella Phylum Mollusca | |
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Similar Achatinella buddii, O'ahu tree snail, Achatinella decora, Achatinella casta, Achatinella livida | ||
Achatinella abbreviata, an Oʻahu tree snail, is an extinct species of colorful tropical tree-living air-breathing land snail, an arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the genus Achatinella.
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Shell description
The dextral shell is ovate and somewhat ventricose with convex whorls margined round the upper shell. The shell has six whorls. The spire is rather short and obtuse at the apex. The columella is callous and twisted. Olive-yellow, with a black-brown line at the sutures; the lower part of the last whorl is very dark green and the apex is black.
The height of the shell is 19.0 mm. The width of the shell is 10.0 mm.
Distribution
This species was endemic to the Hawaiʻian island of Oʻahu.
Conservation status
This species is considered to be extinct. The IUCN Red List first listed it extinct in 1990.