Bulimulus achatellinus

Overview

Critically Endangered

Description

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Habitat

Ecology: Probably the humid zone of San Cristóbal and Espanola Islands. (Ref. 78595)

List of Habitats :1.5Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Dry

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Animalia () - Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Heterobranchia () - J.e. Gray, 1840
        Order: Stylommatophora () - Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
        Suborder: Eupulmonata () - (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
        Infraorder: Stylommatophora () - A. Schmidt, 1855
        Superfamily: Orthalicoidea () - Albers, 1860
        Family: Orthalicidae () - Albers-Martens, 1860
        Genus: Bulimulus ()
        Specific name: achatellinus - (Forbes, 1850)
        Scientific name: - Bulimulus achatellinus (Forbes, 1850)

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Bulimulus

There are approximately 230 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

B. achatellinus · B. acutus · B. adelphus · B. adserseni · B. aequatoruis · B. akamatus · B. alausiensis · B. albermalensis · B. albicolor · B. alethorhytidus · B. alternatus · B. alternatus hesperius · B. alternatus mariae · B. amariae · B. amastroides · B. apodemedes · B. apodemeta (Darkcheek Tonguefush) · B. apodemetes · B. apodometes · B. apodometus (Rock Prickleback) · B. attenuatus · B. baileyi · B. baroni · B. beldingi · B. bicolor · B. blombergi · B. bonaerensis · B. bonariensis · B. bonariensis bonariensis · B. borellii · B. broderipii · B. brunoi · B. callistoderma chichijimana · B. calvus · B. canaliferus · B. catamarcanus · B. catlowae · B. cavagnaroi · B. chemitzioides · B. chilensis · B. chrysalis · B. cicheroi · B. cinerarius · B. citrinellus · B. citrinus · B. climacographus · B. corderoi · B. coriaceus · B. corneus · B. corpus christi · B. corumbaensis · B. costellatus · B. cotdillerae · B. coturnix · B. cucullinus · B. curtus · B. darwini · B. dealbatus · B. dealbatus liguabilis · B. dealbatus pecosensis · B. dejectus · B. dendrites · B. depstus · B. derelictus · B. deridderi · B. detritus · B. diaphanus · B. dormani · B. duncanus · B. durus · B. dysoni · B. edwardsi · B. elaeodes · B. eos · B. erectus · B. eschariferus · B. exilis · B. extensus · B. eyriesi · B. farrisi · B. felipponei · B. felix · B. flossdorfi · B. fourmiersi · B. fraterculus · B. galapaganus · B. gladysae · B. glyptocephalus · B. gorritiensis · B. gorrittiensis · B. guadaloupensis · B. guadalupenesis (Snubnose Sculpin) · B. guadalupense · B. guadalupensis (West Indian Bulimulus) · B. guadalupnsis (Zaca Blenny) · B. guadeloupensis · B. guadelupensis · B. habeli · B. haemerodes · B. hamiltoni

Bibliography

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Dall, W.H. 1896. Insular land-shell faunas, especially as illustrated by the data obtained by Dr. G. Baur in the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 395-460.
Forbes, E. 1850. On the species of mollusca collected during the surveying voyages of the Herald and Pandora, by Capt. Kellett, R.N., C.B., and Lieut. Wood, R.N. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 53-56.
Siberglied, R. 1972. The little fire ant Wasmannia auropunctata, a serious pest in the Galapagos Islands. Noticias de Galápagos 19/20: 13-15.

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Notes

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Contributors

Parent, C. 2003. Bulimulus achatellinus. In: IUCN 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 October 2006.
Parent, C. 2003. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 7140220
IUCN ID: 43983
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1027464