Amastra sericea
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Amastridae |
| Genus: | Amastra |
| Species: | A. sericea
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| Binomial name | |
| Amastra sericea (L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
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Amastra sericea is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Amastra sericea anaglypta C. M. Cooke, 1917
- Amastra sericea sericea (L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 17 mm, its diameter 9⅓ mm
The shell is imperforate, dextral, ovate-conic, and solid, with a surface characterized by coarse striation and minute granulate decussation from spiral striae, giving it a silky texture. Its coloration is deep brown, with a spire that is convexly conic and rather acute.
The shell comprises nearly six convex whorls, paler at the sutures. The body whorl constitutes two-fifths of the total length and is whitish around the columella. The columella features a short, compressed, and oblique lamina.
The aperture is oblique and elliptical. The peristome is simple and unexpanded, with the right margin forming a nearly semicircular curve and connecting angularly to the calloused columella. [2]
Distribution
[edit]This rare species is endemic to Hawaii, occurring on Oahu island.
References
[edit]- ^ Amastra sericea (L. Pfeiffer, 1859). 28 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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. 175. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
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- Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. ( (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. pp. 1–248.
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External links
[edit]- Pfeiffer, L. (1859). "Descriptions of eight new species of Achatinella, from Mr. Cuming's collection". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 27 (385): 31. Retrieved 28 December 2024.