Auriculella amoena
Species of land snail
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Auriculella amoena is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Achatinellidae.[1]
| Auriculella amoena | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. amoena |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella amoena (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Achatinella (Frickella) amoena L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (basionym) | |
Description
The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is subperforate, possesses an ovate-oblong shape, and is thin in texture. It is finely striated, glossy, and luteous (yellowish) in color, marked by a single, faintly obsolete brown band. The spire is convexo-conic and terminates in a slightly obtuse apex.
The suture is impressed, separating six and a half whorls that are somewhat convex. The body whorl is nearly equal to three-sevenths of the total length of the shell and is slightly attenuated at its base.
The aperture is oblique and semi-oval in form. The parietal lamina is positioned somewhat transversely. The columellar fold is subduplicate and callous, and it is superimposed upon a spiral lamina. Finally, the peristome is simple and straight.[2]
Distribution
This species occurs on Hawaii.