Emerald green snail

Emerald green snail
Apertural view of a shell of Papustyla pulcherrima
CITES Appendix II (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Papustyla
Species:
P. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Papustyla pulcherrima
Rensch, 1931
Synonyms

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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ 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