Endodonta apiculata

Endodonta apiculata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae, an endemic family of land snails from the Hawaiian islands.

Endodonta apiculata

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Punctoidea
Family:
Endodontidae
Genus:
Endodonta
Species:
E. apiculata
Binomial name
Endodonta apiculata
(Ancey, 1889)
Synonyms

Endodonta sp. (Ancey 1889)

Conservation status

This species is critically endangered and may perhaps already be extinct, mainly because of habitat loss due to human development.

Distribution

It is (or was) found only in Kauai, Hawaii, United States.

References
  1. Cowie, R.H. (2000). "Endodonta apiculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40717A10358058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40717A10358058.en.


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