Achatinella apexfulva

Achatinella apexfulva
Drawing of a shell of Achatinella apexfulva
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Achatinellidae
Genus: Achatinella
Subgenus: Achatinella
Species:
†A. apexfulva
Binomial name
†Achatinella apexfulva
(Dixon, 1789)[2]
Synonyms
List
  • Achatinella lugubris Chemnitz
  • Achatinella pica Swainson
  • Achatinella vespertina Baldwin
  • Achatinella apicata var. alba Sykes
  • Achatinella apicata Newcomb
  • Achatinella swiftii Newcomb
  • Achatinella aptycha Pfeiffer
  • Helix Avex Fulva Dixon
  • Turbo apexfulva Dixon, 1798 (original combination?)
  • Turbo lugubris Chemnitz
  • Monodonta seminigra Lamarck
  • Bulimus seminiger Mke
  • Apex gulickii Smith
  • Apex lilaceus Gulick

Achatinella apexfulva is an extinct species of colorful, tropical, arboreal pulmonate land snail in the family Achatinellidae, once present on Oahu, Hawaii. A. apexfulva is the type species of the genus Achatinella. The specific name, apexfulva, meaning "yellow-tipped", refers to the yellow tip of the snail's shell. Inspired from the taxon, the species has been given common names such as yellow-tipped Oʻahu tree snail[3] or Hawaiian yellow-tipped tree snail.[4] Officially, it is listed as ‘critically endangered’ by the IUCN, however, this is because its conservation status has not been updated in 28 years.[1]

  1. ^ a b Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Achatinella apexfulva". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T168A13038669. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T168A13038669.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Pilsbry, Henry A. (1912–1914). "Historical Notes on the Literature". Manual of Conchology. XXII. Retrieved 29 February 2016. The first Achatinellid shells brought to Europe, so far as we know, were obtained by Captain George Dixon, who visited the Hawaiian Islands in 1786 and 1787. They were strung on a lei or necklace, which seems to have been made entirely of Achatinella apexfulva and A. decora. It appears that four specific names were based upon these specimens.
  3. ^ "Yellow-tipped Oahu Tree Snail (Achatinella apexfulva)". Dead as the Dodo – Holocene Extinctions. June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  4. ^ TenBruggencate, Jan (January 4, 2019). "Last Hawaiian yellow-tipped tree snail dies". Blogger. Retrieved June 26, 2023.