Amastra agglutinans

Amastra agglutinans
	Shell of Amastra agglutinans (specimen at the Paleontological Research Institution)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Amastridae
Genus:	Amastra
Species:	A. agglutinans
Binomial name
	Amastra agglutinans; (Newcomb, 1854)
Synonyms
	Achatinella obesa agglutinans Newcomb, 1854 superseded rank; Achatinella obesa var. agglutinans Newcomb, 1854 superseded combination; Amastra (Cyclamastra) agglutinans (Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation; Amastra carinata Gulick, 1873 junior subjective synonym;

Amastra agglutinans is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae.^[1]

Description

(Original description) This shell looks much like Amastra obesa. The shell is slightly carinated on the last two whorls, with the keel accentuated by agglutinations, creating a distinctive pagoda-like appearance.^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Haleakalā.

References

^ Amastra agglutinans (Newcomb, 1854). 22 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Newcomb, W. (1854). "Descriptions of seventy·nine new species of Achatinella, (Swains.), a genus of pulmoniferous mollusks, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 21: 142. Retrieved 19 November 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. pp. 1–248.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

Gulick, J. T. & Smith, E. A. (1873). "Descriptions of new species of Achatinellinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1873: 86.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[WoRMS-1] Amastra agglutinans (Newcomb, 1854). 22 November 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Newcomb, W. (1854). "Descriptions of seventy·nine new species of Achatinella, (Swains.), a genus of pulmoniferous mollusks, in the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 21: 142. Retrieved 19 November 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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