Laminella aspera explained

Laminella aspera is a land snail belonging to the family Amastridae.^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 7 mm.

The sinistral shell is minutely perforated, thin and conical. The apex is obtuse. The surface exhibits very coarse and irregular growth striae. The color of the shell is yellow, plain or marked with irregular black lineations, the apex black. The shell contains 6 convex whorls. The suture is well impressed. The aperture is a little oblique, sub-rotund, yellowish within. The peristome is simple and very thin. The columella is white, biplicate and not prominent.^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Wailuku Valley, West Maui,Hawaiian Islands, .^[3]

References

• Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the Native Land and Freshwater Molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Laminella aspera Baldwin, 1908. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1505766 on 2023-08-15
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1743580 Baldwin, D. D. (1908). Descriptions of new species of Achatinella, from the Hawaiian Islands. The Nautilus. 22(7): 67-69
3. Web site: Auffenberg . Kurt . 2021-11-16 . Molluscabase - Laminella aspera Baldwin, 1908 . 2023-08-14 . MolluscaBase.