Achatinella apexfulva

Achatinella apexfulva
Shell of Achatinella apexfulva (right)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinella
Species:
†A. apexfulva
Binomial name
†Achatinella apexfulva
(Dixon, 1789)
Synonyms
List
  • Achatinella lugubris Chemnitz
  • Achatinella pica Swainson
  • Achatinella vespertina Baldwin
  • Achatinella apicata var. alba Sykes
  • Achatinella apicata Newcomb
  • Achatinella swiftii Newcomb
  • Achatinella aptycha Pfeiffer
  • Helix Avex Fulva Dixon
  • Turbo apexfulva Dixon, 1798 (original combination?)
  • Turbo lugubris Chemnitz
  • Monodonta seminigra Lamarck
  • Bulimus seminiger Mke
  • Apex gulickii Smith
  • Apex lilaceus Gulick

Achatinella apexfulva is a (probably) extinct species of colorful, tropical, arboreal pulmonate land snail in the family Achatinellidae, once present on Oahu, Hawaii. A. apexfulva is the type species of the genus Achatinella. The specific name, apexfulva, meaning "yellow-tipped", refers to the yellow tip of the snail's shell. Inspired from the taxon, the species has been given common names such as yellow-tipped O'ahu tree snail or Hawaiian yellow-tipped tree snail. It is officially listed as ‘critically endangered’ by the IUCN.

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