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Achatinella sowerbyana Pfeiffer, 1855
Nomenclature
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Subfamily: AchatinellinaeGenus: Achatinella Swainson, 1828
SUMMARY
Achatinella sowerbyana is tropical land snail endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This terrestrial gastropod mollusc is in the family Achatinellidae (subfamily Achatinellinae). This species was originally described in 1855 by Pfeiffer and the type specimen likely came from a valley in the Kaipapai-Kaliuwaa region (Pilsbry & Cooke 1913). This species is currently listed on the US Endangered Species list and EOL Hotlist. This species is also called Oahu Tree Snail or Pupu kani oe (Hawaiian name). Synonyms: Achatinella oviformis Newcomb; Achatinella multicolor Pfeiffer; Bulimella sowerbAchatinella sowerbyana is tropical land snail endemic to the island of Oahu, Hawaii. This terrestrial gastropod mollusc is in the family Achatinellidae (subfamily Achatinellinae). This species was originally described in 1855 by Pfeiffer and the type specimen likely came from a valley in the Kaipapai-Kaliuwaa region (Pilsbry & Cooke 1913). This species is currently listed on the US Endangered Species list and EOL Hotlist. This species is also called Oahu Tree Snail or Pupu kani oe (Hawaiian name). Synonyms: Achatinella oviformis Newcomb; Achatinella multicolor Pfeiffer; Bulimella sowerbiana Pfeiffer
Original description:
Pfeiffer, L. 1855. Descriptions of twenty seven new species of Achatineilla, from the collection of H. Cuming. Esq., collected by Dr. Newcomb and by Mons. D. Frick, late Consul-general of France at the Sandwich Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 23 [1854]: 1-7. pI. 30. [27 March]