Succinea sanctaehelenae

Succinea sanctaehelenae
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Elasmognatha

Superfamily: Succineoidea
Family: Succineidae
Subfamily: Succineinae
Genus: Succinea
Species: S. sanctaehelenae
Binomial name
Succinea sanctaehelenae
Lesson, 1830

Succinea sanctaehelenae is a species of land snail in the family Succineidae, the amber snails. It is known commonly as the blushing snail.[2] It is endemic to the island of Saint Helena in the South Atlantic Ocean.

References

  1. Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Succinea sanctaehelenae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
  2. Pryce, D. Dry Gut (southern ridge) Invertebrate Survey. May, 2013.