Laminella sanguinea

Laminella sanguinea is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.

Laminella sanguinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Cochlicopoidea
Family:
Amastridae
Genus:
Laminella
Species:
L. sanguinea
Binomial name
Laminella sanguinea
(Newcomb, 1853)

This species is ground-dwelling and often has debris on its shell to camouflage itself. The biology of Laminella sanguinea is poorly known. Like many other Hawaiian land snail species, few living specimens have been found in recent years.

References
  1. Cowie, R.H. (1996). "Laminella sanguinea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T11198A3261568. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T11198A3261568.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.


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