Newcombia canaliculata
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| Newcombia canaliculata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Newcombia |
| Species: | N. canaliculata |
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| Newcombia canaliculata Baldwin, 1905 | |
Newcombia canaliculata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii.
The Newcombia genus is divided into three series:[2]
- Newcombia plicata
- Newcombia philippiana
- Newcombia cumingi
Distribution & Habitat
These mollusks have been found in the Hawaiian Archipelago, on Halawa, Molokai and Wailau, Maui.[3] Though rarely seen, they can be found resting at higher, mesic elevations. Commonly they camouflage as pieces of a tree branch.[4] They live on lehua trees, as well as lantana trees.[5]
Description
Newcombia canaliculata has a long, sinistral, thin textured spiral shell, made up of calcium carbonate that ranges in varieties of brown tones.[5] Shells may be solid colors completely, or have multiple tinges/patterns of neutral colors like white, black and brown. What makes the Newcombia canaliculata so unique is its thin spiral ribbing coiled around the shell.[5] Additionally some snails may have zigzag patterns on a single whorl and oftentimes appear "blurred."[5]
