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Kauaʻi record · KCA-MOL-00258

Tryonia porrecta

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Tryonia porrecta — source-informed Atlas ecological reconstruction; not a specimen photograph or evidence of current abundance.
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About Tryonia porrecta

Peer-reviewed Sedimentology study identifies Tryonia porrecta shells in multiple Anahola Valley, Kauaʻi cores and Makauwahi Sinkhole deposits.

Fresh WoRMS/MolluscaBase query returned Tryonia porrecta accepted (AphiaID 886630).

Study identifies it as a freshwater gastropod associated with wetlands, ancient fishponds, and taro fields, with brackish tolerance.

Peer-reviewed, explicitly localized Kauaʻi shell assemblages and accepted taxonomy verify historical/subfossil occurrence only.

Names and classification

Scientific name
Tryonia porrecta
Other names
Tryonia porrecta
Record type
species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence
Prehistoric/subfossil Kauaʻi occurrence; no recent living Kauaʻi population established.
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
Freshwater and estuarine

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description
Tryonia porrecta is included in the verified Kauaʻi mollusk census. Peer-reviewed, explicitly localized Kauaʻi shell assemblages and accepted taxonomy verify historical/subfossil occurrence only.

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