Amastra moesta

Amastra moesta
	Shell of Amastra moesta (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Amastridae
Genus:	Amastra
Species:	A. moesta
Binomial name
	Amastra moesta; (Newcomb, 1854)
Synonyms
	Achatinella moesta Newcomb, 1854 superseded combination; Achatinella obscura Newcomb, 1854 junior subjective synonym; Amastra (Amastra) moesta (Newcomb, 1854) alternative representation;

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

Description

(Original description) The shell is dextrorsal and turrito-conical, consisting of seven convex whorls adorned with fine longitudinal striations. The aperture is small, ovate, and slightly contracted. The columella is straight and marked by a prominent white spiral callus at its midpoint.

The shell's coloration is reddish-brown, with the upper whorls appearing black. The middle whorls feature black zigzag lines, while the body whorl is covered by a dark brown epidermis. ^[2]

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Hawaii and occurs on Lanai.

References

^ Amastra moesta (Newcomb, 1854). 24 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: 144. 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)

[WoRMS-1] Amastra moesta (Newcomb, 1854). 24 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: 144. Retrieved 19 November 2024. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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