Erinna (gastropod)
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An apertural view of a shell of Erinna newcombi. | |
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Erinna is a genus of air-breathing, freshwater snails, a gastropods in the Lymnaeidae family. It is endemic to the Hawaii, United States.
Species
- Erinna aulacospira (Ancey, 1889) - this species is considered as possibly extinct.[2]
- Erinna newcombi A. Adams, 1855 - Newcomb's snail - type species
References
- ^ Adams A. (1855) "Descriptions of Two New Genera and several New Species of Mollusca, from the Collection of Hugh Cumming" Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. Part XXIII. 119-124.
- ^ http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Erinna+aulacospira accessed 2 November