Auriculella castanea
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| Auriculella castanea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Auriculella |
| Species: | A. castanea |
| Binomial name | |
| Auriculella castanea (Pfeiffer, 1853) | |
Auriculella castanea is a species of air-breathing tropical land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Oahu in the Hawaiian Islands.[3]
Auriculella castanea has a sinistral shell.[4] These snails are typically small and brown.[5] The length of this species is similar to Auriculella Tenuis.[6] The shell typically measures 9mm in length and 4mm in diameter.[6] The interior of the penis area exhibits a thin-walled tube like appearance.[4]
