Aaadonta constricta (Semper 1874)

Aaadonta constricta is a species of land snail,^[2][3] a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Endodontidae. It is endemic to Palau,^[4] where it is known from the islands of Babeldaob, Ngemelis, Peleliu and Koror. It may be extirpated from Koror. It is threatened by habitat destruction and modification.

In 1976, Solem described two subspecies of Aaadonta constricta:

• A. c. babelthuapi^[5][6][7]
• A. c. constricta
• A. c. komakanensis^[8][9][10]

References

• Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Sigmurethra). Alan Solem ... ; [collab.] Barbara K. Solem. Chicago, Ill. :Field Museum of Natural History,1976.
• Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Sigmurethra). Alan Solem. Chicago :Field museum of Natural History,1982.

Aaadonta constricta es una especie de molusco gasterópodo terrestre de la familia Endodontidae en el orden de los Stylommatophora.^[2]​^[3]​

Distribución geográfica

Es endémica de Palaos.^[4]​

Estado de conservación

Se encuentra amenazada por la pérdida de su hábitat natural.

Referencias

• (en Inglés) Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Sigmurethra). Alan Solem ... ; [collab.] Barbara K. Solem. Chicago, Ill. :Field Museum of Natural History,1976.
• Endodontoid land snails from Pacific Islands (Mollusca : Pulmonata : Sigmurethra). Alan Solem. Chicago :Field museum of Natural History,1982.

Aaadonta constricta, vrsta puža uz porodice Endodontidae saotoka Palau. Javljaju se tri podvrste (ssp), babelthuapi, constricta i komakanensis.

Ova vrsta kao i ostale vrste roda Aaadonta je ugrožena, a nisu ni zakonski zaštićene^[1].

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