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Amastra mirabilis Cooke

Glorious Amastra Snail (Amastra mirabilis)

The Glorious Amastra Snail was described in 1917; it was endemic to the island of Maui, Hawaiian Islands.

The shell of the holotype has a size of 1,45 cm in height; “In its dead state the last two whorls are white, becoming darker above, the apical whorls being of a dark reddish-brown. In two specimens there are traces of a thin dark greenish-brown epidermis.” [1]

The species was apparently already extinct when it was described, as only empty shells were found.

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References:

[1] C. Montague Cooke: Some new species of Amastra. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 3(3): 1-34. 1917

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Depiction from: ‘C. Montague Cooke: Some new species of Amastra. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 3(3): 1-34. 1917’

(public domain)

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edited: 16.05.2022