Tree Snail
Genera and species that have the words "tree snail" as a part of their common name include:
- genus Achatinella - O'ahu tree snail, 40 species.
- Partula - various species in the genus Partula are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail".
- Samoana - in addition, various species in the genus Samoana are known under the common name "Moorean Viviparous Tree Snail" or "Polynesian Tree Snail".
- Samoana abbreviata - known as the short Samoan tree snail
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Famous quotes containing the words tree and/or snail:
“A single fiber does not make a thread, nor a single tree a forest.”
—Chinese proverb.
“The snail in his museum
wears his mother all day,
he hides his mysterious bottom
as if it were rotten fruit.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)