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Samoana abbreviata 
Summary
Samoana abbreviata, the short Samoan tree snail,[1] is a species of tropical, air-breathing, land snail, a terrestrial, pulmonate, gastropod mollusk in the family Partulidae.[2]
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| Shell of Samoana abbreviata (specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Pupilloidei |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Partulidae |
| Genus: | Samoana |
| Species: | S. abbreviata
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| Binomial name | |
| Samoana abbreviata (Mousson, 1869)
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Description edit
The length of the shell attains 22.6 millimetres (0.890 in).
Distribution edit
This species is endemic to American Samoa.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c Cowie, R. (2012). "Samoana abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19879A2536089. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19879A2536089.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Samoana abbreviata". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
- Gerlach J. (2016). Icons of evolution: Pacific Island tree-snails of the family Partulidae. Phelsuma Press. ISBN 978-0-99322-033-3.