Amastra spirizona

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Amastra spirizona
Live individual at Palikea, Oahu
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species:
A. spirizona
Binomial name
Amastra spirizona
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms
  • Achatinella acuta W.J. Swainson
  • Helix spirizona Quoy & Gaimard, 1825

Amastra spirizona is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Amastridae family.[2]

  • Amastra spirizona chlorotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
  • Amastra spirizona nigrolabris E.A. Smith, 1873
  • Amastra spirizona rudis L. Pfeiffer, 1855

Description

The length of the shell of Amastra spirizona attains 18 mm.[3] The shell is conical in shape, opaque, and sculptured with fine ridges.[4] Within the shell is a small body with elongated eyes and a rough outer texture.[5]

Distribution and habitat

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