Achatinella viridans facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Achatinella viridans |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
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Achatinelloidea
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Achatinellidae
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Bulimella
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A. viridans
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| Achatinella viridans Mighels, 1845
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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.
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See also
In Spanish: Achatinella viridans para niños
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