Amastra variegata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amastridae
Genus: Amastra
Species:
A. variegata
Binomial name
Amastra variegata
(Pfeiffer, 1849)

Amastra variegata is a terrestrial snail species belonging to the family Amastridae.

Distribution

This species is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii and found in the Wai‘anae Mountains of Oʻahu. It is very rare and was only recently rediscovered. This species is vulnerable and susceptible to predation by rats. [1]

References

  1. "FMNH 87474 | Zoological Collections". collections-zoology.fieldmuseum.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.


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