Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00016

Amastra similaris

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Amastra similaris — source-informed Atlas reconstruction of empty fossil shells; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current survival.
Amastra similaris — source-informed Atlas reconstruction of empty fossil shells; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current survival. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Amastra similaris

Bishop Museum checklist explicitly reports Kauai.

MolluscaBase/WoRMS Aphia 1716488 accepts Amastra similaris.

Terrestrial; marine depth screen not applicable.

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

Names and classification

Scientific name
Amastra similaris
Other names
Amastra similaris
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 similaris is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Historical Kauai occurrence and accepted identity are supported, without modern persistence evidence.

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