User:Eldrenn/Laminella sanguinea

Comments by A. Faucci (Apr 3, 2024):

Excellent Draft! To polish your draft before copying it over to the main article please work on the following:


 * Make sure you only include content that is important to your species. Anything about the genus or the family should go on that respective Wikipedia page and not here. I would delete the whole section on classification as that info is already in the taxabox and you link to the page on the family, so you are all covered.
 * I would add your first 2 sentences to the beginning of your Description section while deleting the second paragraph. I would leave the current lead in the article and add a sentence on geographic distribution.
 * Your other sections are great!
 * Make sure all your scientific species names are in italics. Also, the genus needs to be written out at the beginning of a sentence.
 * Make sure you link each sentence to its respective reference using the "cite function.
 * Make sure your sentences are all in perfect English and grammar and are easily understandable for a worldwide audience.

Lead
Laminella sanguinea is a species of tiny land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amastridae that breathe through respiration. This species is endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. This species is ground-dwelling and often has debris on its shell to camouflage itself. The biology of Laminella sanguinea is poorly known. Like many other Hawaiian land snail species, few living specimens have been found in recent years. The snail is primarily found in the Wai'anae mountains of Oahu.

Description
Laminella sanguinea, possesses a solid, thin calcareous shell which measures about 2 centimeters in length. The cone-shaped shell has a distinctive  zigzag pattern that resembles the Kike'eke'e kapa pattern and is commonly found covered in feces, which is said too help them camouflage. The base of the shell starts off a brownish-red tint and slowly transitions into a tan color at the tip. It's slimy and squishy body is a translucent grey and has the ability to retract into it's shell.

Distribution
This species is endemic to mesic forests in the Wai‘anae Mountains of O‘ahu. This species is extremely rare and can be usually found in the trees and in the ground where it nourishes on dead and decaying leaf material.

Habitat
Laminella sanguinea, currently resides in a habitat dominated by Freycinetia arborea (i`e i`e) along rocky and craggy areas in several locations in the Wai`anae  Mountains. They are threatened by invasive predators (Euglandina, rats, Oxychilus), habitat destruction, and over collecting.