Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas

Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00078

Lamellar Disc Snail

Endodonta lamellosa

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Lamellar Disc Snail (Endodonta lamellosa) — source-informed reconstruction of the 4.5 mm lamellate type-shell morphology; the frozen occurrence is historical and the Kauaʻi identity is disputed.
Lamellar Disc Snail (Endodonta lamellosa) — source-informed reconstruction of the 4.5 mm lamellate type-shell morphology; the frozen occurrence is historical and the Kauaʻi identity is disputed. · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas · Kauaʻi Conservation Atlas community media · Image source

About Lamellar Disc Snail

Fauna Hawaiiensis explicitly lists Kauai material attributed to Newcomb; Bishop Museum checklist carries the taxon.

MolluscaBase and GBIF resolve Endodonta lamellosa as an accepted species; GBIF match confidence 99.

Terrestrial land snail; marine depth restriction does not apply.

The Kauai locality is explicit in a historical primary faunal treatment; no modern living record was found.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Endodonta lamellosa
Common names
Lamellar Disc Snail
Other names
Endodonta lamellosa
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Historical Kauai occurrence only; current survival not demonstrated.
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
Endodonta lamellosa is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. The Kauai locality is explicit in a historical primary faunal treatment; no modern living record was found.

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