Erinna (gastropod) explained

Erinna is a genus of air-breathing, freshwater snails, aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.^[1] This genus is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands, United States.

Species

Species within the genus Erinna include:

• Erinna aulacospira (Ancey, 1889) – this species is considered as possibly extinct.^[2]
• Erinna newcombi H. Adams & A. Adams, 1855 – Newcomb's snail, type species

Notes and References

1. A. Morelet. 1882. Observations critiques sur le Mémoire de M. E. v. Martens, intitulé: Mollusques des Mascareignes et des Séchelles. Journal de Conchyliologie. XXX. 104. H. Crosse. 25 July 2013.
2. Web site: Erinna aulacospira. NatureServe. October 2012. 25 July 2013.