''Newcombia'' is a
genus
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of tropical tree-living air-breathing
land snails,
arboreal
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pulmonate gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
Achatinellidae
Achatinellidae is a family of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Pupilloidea.
Taxonomy
It was previously the only family in the superfamily Achatinelloidea (according to the taxonom ...
.
The Hawaiian tree snail genus ''Newcombia'' is a member of the family Achatinellidae and the endemic Hawaiian subfamily Achatinellinae.
The genus is endemic to the islands of
Maui and
Molokai,
Hawaii
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.
Six of the known species were endemic to Molokai (''Newcombia canaliculata'', ''Newcombia lirata'', ''Newcombia perkinsi'', ''Newcombia pfeifferi'', ''Newcombia philippiana'', and ''Newcombia sulcata''), and only one species, ''Newcombia cumingi'', is known from the island of Maui.
and
Charles Montague Cooke, Jr. (1912-1914)
[Pilsbry H. A. & Cooke C. M. Jr. (1912-1914). ]
Achatinellidae
Manual of Conchology
George Washington Tryon Jr. (20 May 1838 – 5 February 1888) was an American malacologist who worked at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia.
Biography
George Washington Tryon was the son of Edward K. Tryon and Adeline Savidt. ...
'' (2)21. is the most recent and accepted taxonomy for this genus.
Species
Species within the genus ''Newcombia'' include:
* ''
Newcombia canaliculata'' Baldwin, 1905
* ''
Newcombia cumingi'' Sykes, 1896
* ''
Newcombia lirata'' Mighels, 1912
* ''
Newcombia perkinsi'' Sykes, 1896
* ''
Newcombia pfeifferi'' Newcomb, 1853
*† ''
Newcombia philippiana'' Pfeiffer, 1850
* ''
Newcombia sulcata'' Pfeiffer, 1857
†=extinct
References
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference
[Wada L. (2008). "U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE SPECIES ASSESSMENT AND LISTING PRIORITY ASSIGNMENT FORM. SCIENTIFIC NAME: ''Newcombia cumingi''". Pacific Islands Fish & Wildlife Office. 13 pp]
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Molluscs of Hawaii
Endemic fauna of Hawaii
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