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Amastra extincta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species: A. extincta
Binomial name
Amastra extincta
(L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Achatinella (Laminella) extincta L. Pfeiffer, 1856 superseded combination
  • Amastra (Cyclamastra) extincta (L. Pfeiffer, 1856) alternative representation
  • Leptachatina hartmani Newcomb, 1888
  • Leptachatina hartmanii misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Amastra extincta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 16 mm, its diameter 7.5 mm

The shell is perforate, ovate-turrite, solid, and finely striate, with a chalky texture. The spire is long, tapering upwards, and acute. There are 7 whorls, which are scarcely convex, with the body whorl comprising less than one-third of the total shell length and slightly compressed around the perforation.

The aperture is slightly oblique, rhombic-oval, and angular at the base. The columellar fold is compressed and ascends almost from the base. The peristome is simple and unexpanded, with the margins connected by a thick, somewhat nodular callus. The columellar margin is dilated and free.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii, occurring on Oahu island.

References

  1. Amastra extincta(L. Pfeiffer, 1856). 17 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. Hyatt, A. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1910–1911). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 159. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. p. 106.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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Taxon identifiers
Amastra extincta
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