Achatinella apexfulva

Achatinella apexfulva
Drawing of a shell of Achatinella apexfulva.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinella
Species: A. apexfulva
Binomial name
Achatinella apexfulva
(Dixon, 1789)[2]
Synonyms

Achatinella apexfulva is a functionally extinct species of colorful, tropical, arboreal pulmonate land snail in the family Achatinellidae once present on Oahu, Hawaii.

A. apexfulva is the type species of the genus Achatinella. The specific name, apexfulva, meaning "yellow-tipped", refers to the yellow tip of the snail's shell.

Achatinella apexfulva shells.

Distribution

This species was endemic to forests of the island of Oahu in the Hawaiian archipelago, United States, but is now extinct in the wild. In April 2011, it was reported that the species had been reduced to a single, captive individual.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Hadfield M. & Hadway L. (1996). "Achatinella apexfulva". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1996: e.T168A13038669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T168A13038669.en. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Pilsbry, Henry A. (1912–1914). "Historical Notes on the Literature". Manual of Conchology. XXII. Retrieved 29 February 2016. The first Achatinellid shells brought to Europe, so far as we know, were obtained by Captain George Dixon, who visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1786 and 1787. They were strung on a lei or necklace, which seems to have been made entirely of Achatinella apexfulva and A. decora. It appears that four specific names were based upon these specimens.
  3. ↑ "Achatinella apexfulva". The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Thom van Dooren (2013) "The last snail: conservation and extinction in Hawai’i" February 28, 2013. Retrieved 8 January, 2016.
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