shell lei and their status as coveted souvenirs in the 19th-century may have contributed to the decline of the species. The summer palace of King Kamehameha III was called Kaniakapupu ("the singing of the land shells") because of the many snails which once inhabited the area during his lifetime. Species There are 41 species in the genus Achatinella: Subgenus Achatinella †Achatinella apexfulva (Dixon, 1789) Achatinella cestus Newcomb, 1853 Achatinella concavospira Pfeiffer, 1859 †Achatinella decora (Férussac, 1821) Achatinella leucorraphe (Gulick, 1873) Achatinella lorata Férussac, 1824 Achatinella mustelina Mighels, 1845 Achatinella swiftii Newcomb, 1853 Achatinella turgida Newcomb, 1853 †Achatinella valida Pfeiffer, 1855 Achatinella vittata Reeve, 1850 Subgenus Bulimella †Achatinella abbreviata Reeve, 1850 Achatinella bulimoides Swainson, 1828 Achatinella byronii (Wood, 1828) Achatinella decipiens Newcomb, 1854 †Achatinella elegans Newcomb, 1853 Achatinella fuscobasis (E. A. Smith, 1873) Achatinella lila Pilsbry, 1914 Achatinella pulcherrima Swainson, 1828 Achatinella pupukanioe Pilsbry & Cooke, 1914 Achatinella sowerbyana Pfeiffer, 1855 Achatinella taeniolata Pfeiffer, 1846 Achatinella viridans Mighels, 1845 Subgenus Achatinellastrum Achatinella bellula E. A. Smith, 1873 †Achatinella buddii Newcomb, 1853 †Achatinella casta Newcomb, 1853 †Achatinella caesia Gulick, 1858 Achatinella curta Newcomb, 1853 †Achatinella dimorpha Gulick, 1858 Achatinella fulgens Newcomb, 1853 †Achatinella juddii Baldwin, 1895 †Achatinella juncea Gulick, 1856 †Achatinella lehuiensis E. A. Smith, 1873 †Achatinella livida Swainson, 1828 †Achatinella papyracea Gulick, 1856 Achatinella phaeozona Gulick, 1856 †Achatinella spaldingi Pilsbry & Cooke, 1914 Achatinella stewartii (Green, 1827) †Achatinella thaanumi Pilsbry & Cooke, 1914 Achatinella vulpina (Férussac, 1824) References This article incorporates public domain text (a public domain work of the United States Government) from reference. Further reading Bland T. & Binney W. G. (1874) "On the lingual dentition and anatomy of Achatinella and other Pulmonata". Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York. 10: 331-351. External links Genus profile at U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species in the Pacific Islands . Gastropod genera Molluscs of Hawaii Endangered fauna of Hawaii Biota of Hawaii (island) Biota of Kauai Biota of Maui Biota of Oahu