Biology:Samoana abbreviata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Samoana abbreviata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Samoana
Species:
S. abbreviata
Binomial name
Samoana abbreviata
(Mousson, 1869)
Synonyms[2]
  • Partula abbreviata Mousson, 1869

Samoana abbreviata, the short Samoan tree snail,[1] is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]

Description

The length of the shell attains 22.6 millimetres (0.890 in).

Distribution

This species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]

References

  • Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.

Wikidata ☰ Q659852 entry