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.
Endodonta apiculata | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Endodontidae |
Genus: | Endodonta |
Species: | E. apiculata
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Binomial name | |
Endodonta apiculata (Ancey, 1889)
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Synonyms | |
Endodonta sp. (Ancey 1889) |
Conservation status
editThis species is critically endangered and may perhaps already be extinct, mainly because of habitat loss due to human development.
Distribution
editReferences
edit- ^ Cowie, R.H. (2000). "Endodonta apiculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2000: e.T40717A10358058. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2000.RLTS.T40717A10358058.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.