Achatinella cestus Newcomb, 1854 (1853?)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Achatinella apexfulva cestus Newcomb, 1854; Achatinella forbesiana Pfeiffer; Achatinella simulans cestus Pfeiffer; Bulimella forbsiana Pfeiffer
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1966
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
OSUM 31437
Media
For a picture of the shell of this species see: http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~molluscs/OSUM2/Types/Newcomb_spec.html
References
Cowie, Robert H., Régnier, Claire, Fontaine, Benoît, and Bouchet, Philippe. (2017). Measuring the Sixth Extinction: what do mollusks tell us? The Nautilus 131(1): 3-41.
Greenwald, Noah, Suckling, Kieran F., Hartl, Brett and Mehrhoff, L. A. (2019). Extinction and the U.S. Endangered Species Act. PeerJ 7: e6803 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6803 [Supplemental Information (Extinct or possibly extinct listed species)]
Hadfield, M. and Hadway, L. (1996). Achatinella cestus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 19 September 2011.
USFWS [U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service]. (1993). Recovery Plan for the O’ahu Tree Snails of the Genus Achatinella. U.S.Fish and Wildlife Service, Portland, Oregon. 64 pp. + 64 pp. of appendices + 5 figs.
USFWS (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service). (2011). Oahu tree snails (Achatinella spp.) 5-Year Review. https://ecos.fws.gov/docs/five_year_review/doc3903.pdf