Biology:Amastra spirizona

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Amastra spirizona
Helix spirizona (MNHN-IM-2012-36735) 001.jpeg
Shell of Amastra spirizona (paralectotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species:
A. spirizona
Binomial name
Amastra spirizona
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms
  • Achatinella acuta W.J. Swainson
  • Helix spirizona Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Amastra spirizona is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Amastridae family. [2]

Subspecies
  • Amastra spirizona chlorotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
  • Amastra spirizona nigrolabris E.A. Smith, 1873
  • Amastra spirizona rudis L. Pfeiffer, 1855

Description

The length of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q306947 entry