Biology:Endodonta apiculata

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Endodonta apiculata
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Endodontidae
Genus: Endodonta
Species:
E. apiculata
Binomial name
Endodonta apiculata
(Ancey, 1889)
Synonyms

Endodonta sp. (Ancey 1889)

Endodonta apiculata is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Endodontidae, an endemic family of land snails from the Hawaiian islands.

Conservation status

This species is critically endangered and may perhaps already be extinct, mainly because of habitat loss due to human development.

Distribution

It is (or was) found only in Kauai, Hawaii, United States.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1313793 entry