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'''''Endodonta apiculata''''' is a [[species]] of air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Endodontidae]], an [Endemism|endemic]] family of land snails from the Hawaiian islands. |
'''''Endodonta apiculata''''' is a [[species]] of air-breathing land [[snail]], a [[Terrestrial animal|terrestrial]] [[pulmonate]] [[gastropod]] [[mollusk]] in the family [[Endodontidae]], an [[Endemism|endemic]] family of land snails from the Hawaiian islands. |
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Endodonta apiculata (Ancey 1889)
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Endodonta sp. (Ancey 1889) |
Endodonta apiculata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk 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, USA.
References
- Cowie, R.H. 2000. Endodonta apiculata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.