User:Trashedwaffles/Amastra spirizona

Comments by A. Faucci (Apr 6, 2024):

Nice work on finding lots of great information. To polish your draft before copying it over to the main article please work on the following:


 * Make sure you separate content according to the respective sections. it seem you could add a section at the bottom called Conservation or something. I would move there your sentences 2-5 from Description and sentence 2 from Distribution.
 * Description: Right now you just have size. Did you find anything on how the shell looks? color? etc. Maybe you can describe a photo?
 * Distribution: Can you be a litte more clear about what you mean? So, the species is endemic to Oahu, Hawaii. Somewhere specific? Then add in which habitat or on which plant specifically they can be found. you could add info on original range and current range, but anything related to research/conservation i would move to that respective section.
 * Make sure your sentences are all in perfect English and grammar and are easily understandable for a worldwide audience.
 * Make sure all your scientific species names are in italics. Also, the genus needs to be written out at the beginning of a sentence.
 * Find 1 more source to get to the required 5.

Lead
Amastra spirizona is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the Amastridae family.


 * Subspecies


 * Amastra spirizona chlorotica (L. Pfeiffer, 1856)
 * Amastra spirizona nigrolabris E.A. Smith, 1873
 * Amastra spirizona rudis L. Pfeiffer, 1855

Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm. The shell is conical in shape, opaque, and sculptured with fine ridges. Within the shell is a small body with elongated eyes and a rough outer texture.

Distribution and Habitat
This species is endemic to Hawaii. Amastra spirizona are found in trees, specifically ekaha ferns and ōpuhe leaves in the Waianae mountain range.

Conservation Status
Amastra spirizona lived in the Waianae mountain range before being collected by researchers. Precisely thirty snails were captured to stop the population from further declining in 2015. This species is preyed on by animals, which includes rats, cannibal snails, and chameleons, but is not considered federally or state endangered. The Snail Extinction Prevention Program (SEPP) released around 1200 snails, including the amastra spirizona, out into a predator-free enclosure that they keep well-maintained.