Amphidromus laosianus
| Amphidromus laosianus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus laosianus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. laosianus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus laosianus Bavay, 1898
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Amphidromus laosianus is a species of medium-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]
Description
(Original description in French) The shell occurs sometimes sinistrally, sometimes dextrally, and presents an oblong, conical, imperforate form. It comprises seven to seven and a half slightly convex whorls. The body whorl is larger and occupies half of the total height. The suture is very visible and very finely margined. The whorls exhibit distinct but fine and somewhat irregular lengthwise striations. The upper whorls display a yellowish-white hue, while the last two or three are marked with long, unevenly dark, closely spaced brown flames that occupy the entire height of the whorls and are separated by much lighter intervals. The suture is sometimes bordered with black on the upper part of the shell; at other times, this border is absent and is even replaced on the body whorl by a white sutural band. The aperture is oblong oval, angular at the top, and slightly angular at the base. It appears pink inside, with a more vivid pink on the columella, which is slightly twisted. The peristome is pink, reflected, and slightly thickened; its two ends are joined by an enamelled part, also tinged with pink. A brown band encircles the body whorl.[2]
Habitat
This species lives on trees.
Distribution
The type locality of this species is Laos
References
- ^ Amphidromus laosianus Bavay, 1898. 29 April 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Bavay, A. (1898). "Coquilles nouvelles provenant des récoltes de M. L. Levay dans le Haut-Mékong pendant la campagne du Massie (1893-94-95)". Journal de Conchyliologie. 46: 15. Retrieved 29 April 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
- Tryon, George W., (George Washington), - Baker, H. Burrington (Horace Burrington), - Cooke, C. Montague (Charles Montague), - Hyatt, Alpheus, - Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (1900). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species. Second series, Pulmonata (2 ed.). Philadelphia: published by the authors. p. 183. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
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