Auriculella amoena is a species of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks, belonging to the family Achatinellidae.

Description

The length of the shell attains 11.5 mm, its diameter 5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is subperforate, possesses an ovate-oblong shape, and is thin in texture. It is finely striated, glossy, and luteous (yellowish) in color, marked by a single, faintly obsolete brown band. The spire is convexo-conic and terminates in a slightly obtuse apex.

The suture is impressed, separating six and a half whorls that are somewhat convex. The body whorl is nearly equal to three-sevenths of the total length of the shell and is slightly attenuated at its base.

The aperture is oblique and semi-oval in form. The parietal lamina is positioned somewhat transversely. The columellar fold is subduplicate and callous, and it is superimposed upon a spiral lamina. Finally, the peristome is simple and straight.

Distribution

This species occurs on Hawaii.

  • 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. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.