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Amastra subsoror Hyatt & Pilsbry

Lahaina Amastra Snail (Amastra subsoror)  

The last life specimens were recorded sometimes before 1945 in the Wahikuli Gulch near the city of Lahaina on the western coast of Maui, Hawaiian Islands.  

The species was last seen in 1946.  

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Depiction from: ‘George W. Tryon; Henry A. Pilsbry; a.o.: Manual of Conchology. Second series: Pulmonata. Vol 21: Achatinellidae (Amastrinae). 1911′  

(public domain)

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edited: 30.09.2017