Citrine Laminella Snail (Laminella citrina)
The Citrine Laminella Snail was described in 1848, it was restricted to the island of Moloka’i, Hawaiian Islands, where it did inhabit a narrow area on the ridge of the island south of the northern peninsula.
The shells reached sizes of 1,6 to 1,75 cm in height; the usually have a uniformly light yellowish color, sometimes becoming darker on the last whorl, some shells bear various dots on their neanic whorls. [1]
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This is one of the few Hawaiian snail species of which we know a little bit about the animals themselves.:
“Animal of a uniform light yellow color, superior tentacles and tentacular sheath light slate.” [1]
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Like most terrestrial Hawaiian snail species, also this one is now extinct.
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References:
[1] George W. Tryon; Henry A. Pilsbry; a.o.: Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Vol 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). 1911
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edited: 02.06.2021