Achatinella pupukanioe facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Achatinella pupukanioe |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: |
Achatinelloidea
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| Family: |
Achatinellidae
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Bulimella
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| Species: |
A. pupukanioe
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| Binomial name | |
| Achatinella pupukanioe Pilsbry & Cooke, 1914
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Achatinella pupukanioe is a species of land snail, a gastropod in the family Achatinellidae. It is endemic to Hawaii.
Shell description
The dextral shell is conic and solid. The shell has six whorls. The glossy color is a uniform white, or ivory yellow with a white sutural line or either of these tints with a burnt sienna band immediately above a wider and darker band. The suture is margined. The lip is not expanded and has a brownish edge; the internal rib is white, or sometimes the whole lip is pale-pink. The white columellar fold is rather strong and abrupt.
The height of the shell is 16.3 mm. The width of the shell is 9.7 mm.
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See also
In Spanish: Achatinella pupukanioe para niños
