''Amastra'' is a
genus of small air-breathing
land snail
A land snail is any of the numerous species of snail that live on land, as opposed to the sea snails and freshwater snails. ''Land snail'' is the common name for terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells (those without shells are known as ...
s,
terrestrial pulmonate
Pulmonata or pulmonates, is an informal group (previously an order, and before that a subclass) of snails and slugs characterized by the ability to breathe air, by virtue of having a pallial lung instead of a gill, or gills. The group includ ...
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the family
Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastridae Pilsbry, 1910. Accessed through: World Register ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=995681 on 2021-02-21]
This genus is endemic to the
Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian Islands ( haw, Nā Mokupuni o Hawai‘i) are an archipelago of eight major islands, several atolls, and numerous smaller islets in the North Pacific Ocean, extending some from the island of Hawaii in the south to northernmost Kur ...
.
Many of the species in this genus have become extinct in recent times.
Species
Species within the genus ''Amastra'' include:
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Amastra albolabris
''Amastra albolabris'' was a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species was endemic to Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The ...
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Amastra anthonii
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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W. Newcomb, 1861
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Amastra cornea
''Amastra cornea'' was a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species was endemic to Oahu, and was known from around Waialua
Waialua () is a census-designated place an ...
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Amastra crassilabrum
''Amastra crassilabrum'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species was endemic to Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as " ...
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Amastra cyclostoma
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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(Baldwin, 1895)
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Amastra cylindrica
''Amastra cylindrica'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfa ...
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Amastra delicata
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra dwightii
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra elongata
''Amastra elongata'' was a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species was endemic to Oahu
Oahu () (Hawaiian language, Hawaiian: ''Oʻahu'' ()), also known as "The Ga ...
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Amastra forbesi
''Amastra forbesi'' was a species of gastropod in the Amastridae family. It was endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is ...
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Amastra globosa
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra gulickiana
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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A. Hyatt & H.A. Pilsbry, 1911
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Amastra implicata
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra inopinata
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra juddii
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1917
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Amastra kauaiensis
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Newcomb, 1860)
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Amastra micans
''Amastra micans'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amastridae. This species is endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the ...
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Amastra nannodes
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra nubilosa
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Mighels, 1845)
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Amastra nucleola
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Gould, 1845)
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Amastra obesa
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Newcomb, 1853)
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Amastra oswaldi
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra ovatula
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra pellucida
''Amastra pellucida'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod ...
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Amastra porcus
''Amastra porcus'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mol ...
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Amastra problematica''
C. M. Cooke, 1933
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Amastra reticulata''
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Amastra rubens
''Amastra rubens'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the Amastridae family. This species is endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in th ...
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(Gould, 1845)
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Amastra rugulosa
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...
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Pease, 1870
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Amastra spirizona
''Amastra spirizona'' is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Amastridae family.
;Subspecies:
* ''Amastra spirizona chlorotica'' (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
* ''Amastra spirizona nigrolabris'' E.A. Smith, 1873
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Amastra subrostrata
''Amastra subrostrata'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod ...
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(L. Pfeiffer, 1859)
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Amastra subsoror
''Amastra subsoror'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae. It was endemic to Maui, Hawaii. It was described by George W. Tryon and Henry A. Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pils ...
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Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
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Amastra tenuispira
''Amastra tenuispira'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amastridae
Amastridae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod ...
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Amastra textilis
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Férussac, 1825)
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Amastra tristis
''Amastra'' is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Amastra H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Sp ...
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(Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
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Amastra umbilicata
''Amastra umbilicata'' was a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Amastridae. This species was endemic to Hawaii
Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United S ...
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;Taxa inquirenda:
* ''Amastra amboinensis''
E. A. Smith, 1873
* ''Amastra citrea''
Sykes, 1896
* ''Amastra fraterna''
Sykes, 1896
* ''Amastra longa''
Sykes, 1896
* ''Amastra villosa''
Sykes, 1896
References
* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017
External links
Sykes, E. R. (1900). Fauna Hawaiiensis. University Press, Cambridge. Volume II, Part IV, Mollusca: pp. 271–412, pls 11, 12
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