Achatinella turgida Newcomb, 1854
Turgid Oahu tree-snail
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Achatinella cestus Newcomb (in part); Achatinella ovum Pfeiffer; Achatinella cookei Baldwin
Conservation Status
Missing
Last record: 1974
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution
Oahu, Hawaiian Islands, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
OSUM 31423
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 turgida. 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