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Samoana abbreviata

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Samoana abbreviata
Shell of Samoana abbreviata (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Infraorder: Pupilloidei
Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Partulidae
Genus: Samoana
Species:
S. abbreviata
Binomial name
Samoana abbreviata
(Mousson, 1869)
Synonyms[2]
  • Partula abbreviata Mousson, 1869

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]

Description[edit]

The length of the shell attains 22.6 millimetres (0.890 in).

Distribution[edit]

This species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.