Biology:Short Samoan tree snail
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Short description: Species of gastropod
Short samoan tree snail | |
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Shell of Samoana abbreviata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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Species: | S. abbreviata
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Binomial name | |
Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869)
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Synonyms | |
Partula abbreviata Mousson, 1869 (original combination) |
The short Samoan tree snail, Samoana abbreviata, 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 mm.
Distribution
This species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cowie, R. (2012). "Samoana abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19879A2536089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19879A2536089.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19879/2536089. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=888311 on 2022-04-30
- 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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short Samoan tree snail.
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