Achatinella curta

Achatinella curta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Achatinella curta
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Achatinellidae
Genus:	Achatinella
Subgenus:	Achatinellastrum
Species:	A. curta
Binomial name
Achatinella curta Newcomb, 1853

Description

Adults of Achatinella curta can get 21.4 mm long and 10.3 mm wide.^[3] The shell of adults has five whorls and can be either dextral or sinistral.^[4] Their shell has a color scheme of polished yellow or chestnut with a plain or black sutural band, rarely with two or more on the last whorl.^[4]

Distribution and habitat

Achatinella curta is endemic in the island of Oahu of the Hawaiian Islands.^[5] Achatinella curta are found on trees.^[3]

Conservation Status

Achatinella curta is classified as critically endangered.^[3][6] The species was last observed in 1990 on the Kawailoa and Peahinaia Trail on Oahu, Hawaii.^[7]