Amastra malleata

Amastra malleata
	Shell of Amastra malleata (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Amastridae
Genus:	Amastra
Species:	A. malleata
Binomial name
	Amastra malleata; E. A. Smith, 1873
Synonyms
	Amastra (Amastra) malleata E. A. Smith, 1873 alternative representation

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 14 mm, its diameter 8 mm

The shell is acutely ovate and dextral, delicately striated with growth lines and attractively malleated. Its surface is a dirty whitish hue, adorned with a variable brownish-olivaceous epidermis. There are six slightly convex whorls, with the first three prominently marked by strong radial sulcations. The suture is simple and well-defined.

The aperture is white, with a thin peristome that is subtly thickened on the interior. The columellar fold is slender and understated.^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Hawaii, occurring on Maui island.

References

^ Amastra malleata E. A. Smith, 1873. 11 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Hyatt, A. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1910–1911). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 240. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Gulick, J. T. & Smith, E. A (1873). "Descriptions of new species of Achatinellinae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1873: 85. Retrieved 11 December 2024.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers. p. 107.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[WoRMS-1] Amastra malleata E. A. Smith, 1873. 11 December 2024. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Hyatt, A. & Pilsbry, H. A. (1910–1911). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). Philadelphia: Conchological Department, Academy of Natural Sciences. p. 240. Retrieved 3 December 2024.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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