Trichome

Achatinella bellula
Achatinella bellula shells
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinellastrum
Species:
A. bellula
Binomial name
Achatinella bellula
Smith, 1873

Achatinella bellula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian island of Oahu in the United States. No more than five specimens have been observed since 1979.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella bellula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T169A13039451. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T169A13039451.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ Focus on Achatinella bellula | Hawaii Biodiversity & Mapping Program Archived October 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine


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