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Endodonta apiculata

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Endodonta apiculata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Endodontidae
Genus: Endodonta
Species:
E. apiculata
Binomial name
Endodonta apiculata
(Ancey, 1889)
Synonyms

Endodonta sp. (Ancey 1889)

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.

Conservation status

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This species is critically endangered and may perhaps already be extinct, mainly because of habitat loss due to human development.

Distribution

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It is (or was) found only in Kauai, Hawaii, United States.

References

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  1. ^ 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.