Laminella venusta
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| Graceful Laminella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Amastridae |
| Genus: | Laminella |
| Species: | L. venusta |
| Binomial name | |
| Laminella venusta (Mighels, 1845) | |
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Laminella venusta is a species of land snail in the genus Laminella.[1] Laminella venusta is a land snail in the family Amastridae.[2] In 1845 this species was given the common name of graceful Laminella snail.[3] The Hawaiian name for Laminella venusta is Pupu Kuahiwi, and it is the only surviving member of its family currently living on the island of Molokai.[4]
- Subspecies:
- Laminella venusta muscaria Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
- Laminella venusta orientalis Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
- Laminella venusta venusta (Mighels, 1845)
Laminella venusta is described as having a fawn-colored body with small distinct black points down its sides. It also has extremely dark tentacles. This species has a lean body that can increase to a size of two-thirds longer than its shell. The size of its shell can approximately reach to 1.35 cm in height with a diameter of 0.62 to 0.73 cm. The Graceful Laminella Snail is distinguished by the final whorl and the sunken black markings on its shell.[3]
