Perdicella helena is a species of tropical tree-living, pulmonate, land snails in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States.
| Perdicella helena | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Achatinellidae |
| Genus: | Perdicella |
| Species: | P. helena
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| Binomial name | |
| Perdicella helena (Newcomb, 1853)
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Distribution
editPerdicella helena can be found on Molokaʻi and Maui. This species has been known to enter the islands by getting stuck to feathers of birds or floating tree trunks that found their way to Hawaii.[2]
Habitat
editPerdicella helena can be found on the trunk, stems & leaves of certain non-pubescent plants that have the fungi they feed on.[3] They can be found on the ground and in the vegetation.[4]
Description
editPerdicella helena have a shell diameter of 3-10 mm.[4]
References
edit- ^ Hadfield, M.; Hadway, L. (1996). "Perdicella helena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T16599A6164918. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T16599A6164918.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Hawaiian land snails– a tale of evolution worthy of protection — Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC)". mauiinvasive.org. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ a b "Meet the Snails". dlnr.hawaii.gov. Retrieved 2024-04-19.