Achatinella swiftii Newcomb, 1854 (1853?)
Swift’s Oahu tree-snail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Achatinella dolium Pfeiffer; Apex albospira Smith; Apex innotabilis Smith; Apex neglectus Smith; Apex versicolor Gulick; Apex flavidus Gulick; Apex coniformis Gulick; Apex tuberans Gulick; Apex polymorpha Gulick
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1976 (Suckling et al., 2004)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
OSUM 31428
Media
References
Hadfield, M. & Hadway, L. (1996). Achatinella swiftii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 20 September 2011.
Suckling, Kieran, Slack, Rhiwena and Nowicki, Brian. (2004). Extinct and the Endangered Species Act. Centre For Biological Diversity. 63 pp.