Achatinella concavospira

Achatinella concavospira is a species of small tree snail, they have banded shells in a variety of different colors, sharing mostly with their cousin, Achatinella mustelina. {{Cite web |title=Achatinella |url=https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/sepp/meet-the-snails/achatinella/ |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=dlnr.hawaii.gov |language=en}} Achatinella concavospira feeds on fungus and plant matter, and lives on the island of Oahu, where they are mostly nocturnal.{{Cite web |title=O'ahu Tree Snail Facts - Photos - Earth's Endangered Creatures |url=https://earthsendangered.com/profile.asp?gr=S&sp=1025 |access-date=2025-04-20 |website=www.earthsendangered.com |language=en}}

Achatinella concavospira is found in Hawaii, Like its other cousins, Achatinella is found on the West Side of Oahu,{{Cite journal |last1=Holland |first1=Brenden S |last2=Hadfield |first2=Michael G |date=2004-08-01 |title=Origin and diversification of the endemic Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellidae: Achatinellinae) based on molecular evidence |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790304000399 |journal=Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution |volume=32 |issue=2 |pages=588–600 |doi=10.1016/j.ympev.2004.01.003 |pmid=15223040 |bibcode=2004MolPE..32..588H |issn=1055-7903}} mostly in the Waianae Mountain Range. Their range is not just limited to Oahu, they can also be found in the islands of Maui, Molokai, Lana'i, and Hawaii.{{Cite web |title=Current and Future Climate Models for Ten Remaining Species of Achatinella to Inform Potential Locations of Ex Situ Predator-Free Exclosures - ProQuest |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/2869448260 |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=www.proquest.com | id={{ProQuest|2869448260}} |language=en}} Populations of Achatinella concavospira are also typically found in particularly high elevations, from 400-1'500 meters. {{Cite journal |last1=Price |first1=Melissa R. |last2=Hadfield |first2=Michael G. |last3=Knapp |first3=Ingrid S. S. |last4=Toonen |first4=Robert J. |last5=Forsman |first5=Zac H. |date=2021-04-22 |title=Evolutionary genomics of endangered Hawaiian tree snails (Achatinellidae: Achatinellinae) for conservation of adaptive capacity |url=https://peerj.com/articles/10993/ |journal=PeerJ |language=en |volume=9 |pages=e10993 |doi=10.7717/peerj.10993 |doi-access=free |pmid=33981486 |issn=2167-8359|pmc=8071074 }}

Due to the varieties of color in their shells, along with the other members of their species, Achatinella concavospira were widely sought out for by collectors.

Achatinella concavospira is currently in critically endangered status, multiple conservation attempts have been made by humans to protect them from a variety of external factors, which have had much success. Due to being threatened by invasive predators like the Rosy wolf snail, conservationists have resorted to captive breeding.As well as the creation of enclosures with no predators. These which have resulted in a significant recovery of snail populations. This kind of captive rearing may cause a number of complications, such as lack of genetic variety within the species.

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Category:Endemic molluscs of Hawaii

Category:Critically endangered fauna of the United States

Category:Gastropods described in 1859

Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

Category:ESA endangered species

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