Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00017

Amastra sphaerica

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Amastra sphaerica — source-informed Atlas reconstruction of empty historical shells; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current survival.
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About Amastra sphaerica

Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1615885 accepts Amastra sphaerica.

Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable.

Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern persistence evidence.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Amastra sphaerica
Other names
Amastra sphaerica
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
historical; current survival unresolved
Origin
Origin not inferred from occurrence census
Conservation status
Not assessed
Evidence limits
Occurrence category and evidence are source-bounded. Abundance, trend, and living status are not inferred beyond the reviewed evidence.

Habitat and ecology

Habitats
Land

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Amastra sphaerica is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern persistence evidence.

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