Achatinella swiftii Newcomb, 1854 (1853?)
Swift’s Oahu tree-snail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Achatinella dolium Pfeiffer; Apex albospira Smith; Apex innotabilis Smith; Apex neglectus Smith; Apex versicolor Gulick; Apex flavidus Gulick; Apex coniformis Gulick; Apex tuberans Gulick; Apex polymorpha Gulick
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1976 (Suckling et al., 2004)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
OSUM 31428
Media
References
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. & Hadway, L. (1996). Achatinella swiftii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. (http://www.iucnredlist.org). Downloaded on 20 September 2011.
Suckling, Kieran, Slack, Rhiwena and Nowicki, Brian. (2004). Extinct and the Endangered Species Act. Centre For Biological Diversity. 63 pp.
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