User:Rcinfowikirc/Laminella venusta

Comments by A. Faucci:


 * Nice work on a good draft!
 * Nice work also adding it to the sandbox and linking your references correctly.
 * Make sure you only include information of your species. For example, unless you found sources listing that the population of L. venusta is reduced because of invasive species, donʻt include it. that information should go on a page on endemism and extinctions in hawaii. You can link other Wikipedia pages to your article using the "link" symbol.
 * Minor changes needed: 1. delete the bulleted references below as you donʻt need two lists of the same references; 2. when re-using a reference use the "Re-use" function for adding citations and donʻt add the same citation again. Right now it looks like you have a long list of them but several are listed multiple times. You want to just have each reference listed once under references, no matter how many times you used it in the text.
 * I added some minor editing below for readability and to keep the text concise.

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Laminella venusta is a species of land snail in the genus Laminella. Laminella venusta is a land snail in the family Amastridae. In 1845 this species was given the common name of Graceful Laminella Snail. The Hawaiian name for Laminella venusta is Pupu Kuahiwi, and it is the only surviving member of its species currently living on the island of Molokai.


 * Subspecies:


 * Laminella venusta muscaria Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
 * Laminella venusta orientalis Hyatt & Pilsbry, 1911
 * Laminella venusta venusta (Mighels, 1845)

Description
Laminella venusta is described as having a fawn-colored body with small distinct black points down its sides. It also has extremely dark tentacles. This species has a lean body that can increase to a size of two-thirds longer than its shell. The size of its shell can approximately reach to 1.35 cm in height with a diameter of 0.62 to 0.73 cm. The Graceful Laminella Snail is distinguished by the final whorl and the sunken black markings on its shell.

Distribution and Habitat
It is endemic to Hawaii. Laminella venusta makes its home in the Mapulehu Valley near Molokai’s southeastern coast. This rare species can be found on olopua trees down in gulches. When this species is found it routinely swabs fungi off olona leaves.

-> AF: great information but unless this is about your specific species this should go to a different Wikipedia page.