Perdicella helena
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| status = EN
| status_system = IUCN2.3
| genus = Perdicella
| species = helena
| authority = (Newcomb, 1853)
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Perdicella helena is a species of tropical tree-living, pulmonate, land snails in the family Achatinellidae. This species is endemic to Hawaii in the United States.
Distribution
Perdicella helena can be found on Molokaʻi and Maui. This species has been known to enter the islands by getting stuck to feathers of birds or floating tree trunks that found their way to Hawaii.{{Cite web |date=2013-07-22 |title=Hawaiian land snails– a tale of evolution worthy of protection — Maui Invasive Species Committee (MISC) |url=https://mauiinvasive.org/2013/07/22/hawaiian-land-snails-a-tale-of-evolution-worthy-of-protection/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=mauiinvasive.org |language=en-US}}
Habitat
Perdicella helena can be found on the trunk, stems & leaves of certain non-pubescent plants that have the fungi they feed on.{{Cite web |title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.115511/Perdicella_helena |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=explorer.natureserve.org}} They can be found on the ground and in the vegetation.
Description
Perdicella helena have a shell diameter of 3-10 mm.{{Cite web |title=Meet the Snails |url=https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/ecosystems/sepp/meet-the-snails/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=dlnr.hawaii.gov |language=en}}
References
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Category:Endemic fauna of Hawaii
Category:Endangered fauna of Hawaii
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Gastropods described in 1853
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