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]
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
Family: | Partulidae |
Genus: | Samoana |
Species: | S. abbreviata
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Binomial name | |
Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869)
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Description
editThe length of the shell attains 22.6 millimetres (0.890 in).
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Distribution
editThis species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Cowie, R. (2012). "Samoana abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19879A2536089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19879A2536089.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Samoana abbreviata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.