emerald green snail

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English

Apertural view of a shell of Papustyla pulcherrima

Noun

emerald green snail (plural emerald green snails)

A large arboreal snail of species Papustyla pulcherrima (family Camaenidae), of Manus Island in Papua New Guinea, with a bright green shell sometimes used as jewellery.

References

emerald green snail on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Papustyla pulcherrima on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Papustyla pulcherrima on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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