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Achatinella viridans
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Achatinellidae
Genus:	Achatinella
Subgenus:	Bulimella
Species:	A. viridans
Binomial name
Achatinella viridans Mighels, 1845
Synonyms
Achatinella radiata Pfeiffer Achatinella subvirens Newcomb Achatinella rutila Newcomb Achatinella macrostoma Pfeiffer

Achatinella viridans is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.

Shell description

The dextral shell is elongate-conic, imperforate with convex whorls and a slightly impressed line below the suture. The shell has five whorls. The color is green with light streaks intermixed. The aperture is subovate and stained with a pink color just within the margin. The lip is slightly thickened.

The height of the shell is 19.2 mm. The width of the shell is 12.0 mm.

References

This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference.

1. Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella viridans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T205A13050895. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T205A13050895.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. ^ U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (1992) Endangered Species Recovery Plan for the O’ahu Tree Snails of the Genus Achatinella. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon, 64 pp. + 64 pp. of appendices + 5 figures. PDF

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