Kingdom Animalia Family Achatinellidae Subgenus Achatinella Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | Superfamily Achatinoidea Genus Achatinella Scientific name Achatinella apexfulva Higher classification O'ahu tree snail | |
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Similar O'ahu tree snail, Achatinella bellula, Achatinella decora, Achatinella pulcherrima, Achatinella buddii | ||
Achatinella apexfulva is a species of colorful, tropical, tree-living, air-breathing, land snail, an arboreal pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae.
Achatinella apexfulva is the type species of the genus Achatinella.
Distribution
This species was endemic to Hawaii, United States. In April 2011, it was reported that the species had been reduced to a single, captive individual.
References
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