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Achatinella mustelina
Achatinella mustelina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to the Waianae Range of the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
All 13 subspecies of Achatinella mustelina were synonymized with the species by Holland & Hadfield (2007), because they are not monophyletic.
From the article Achatinella mustelina on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
Achatinella mustelina can be found in elevated forests that are dry, wet, or mesic. Achatinella mustelina attaches itself to leaves at the tops of native trees and shrubs such as Metrosideros polymorpha, Dubautia plantanginea, Myrsine lessertiana, Antidesma platyphyllum and Nestegis sandwicensis. Some individuals may live on a single tree for their entire lifetime. The range of temperature Achatinella mustelina typical live in is 20 degrees Celsius during the day and 16 degrees Celsius at night. Range elevation: 600 to 1,158 m (1,970 to 3,800 ft)
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Achatinella mustelina feeds primarily at night. This feeding strategy is an adaptation to avoid daytime predators. Both adults and juveniles graze on fungus on surface of leaves at night.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 93108.