| Emerald green snail | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Papustyla pulcherrima | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Papustyla |
| Species: | P. pulcherrima
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| Binomial name | |
| Papustyla pulcherrima Rensch, 1931
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| Synonyms | |
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Papuina pulcherrima | |
The emerald green snail, green tree snail, or Manus green tree snail, scientific name Papustyla pulcherrima, sometimes listed as Papuina pulcherrima, is a species of large, air-breathing tree snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. [3]
The shells of this species were in demand for making jewelry, and were popular with shell collectors and, partly as a result of this, the species is now near being threatened.
- ^ Whitmore, N.; Arihafa, A.; Takendu, W.; Lamaris, J. (2020). "Papustyla pulcherrima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T16033A176841328. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T16033A176841328.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Papustyla pulcherrima (I. Rensch, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1301562 on 2021-06-08