Amphidromus pictus
| Amphidromus pictus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus pictus (lectotype at NHMUK, London) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. pictus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus pictus Fulton, 1896
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| Synonyms | |
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Amphidromus pictus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Amphidromus pictus concinnus Fulton, 1896
- Amphidromus pictus pictus Fulton, 1896
Description
The length of the shell attains 37 mm, its diameter 17 mm.
(Original description) The sinistral shell is oblong-conic, appearing almost imperforate and shining. It comprises seven convex whorls that are microscopically spirally striate and impressed at the suture. The base color is lemon, almost entirely covered by oblique broad bluish-grey stripes. The body whorl features two dark brown bands at its lower part. The columellar area presents a pink hue. The columella is straight and white, slightly expanded at its point of insertion. The outer lip appears white, expanded, and reflected. The interior of the aperture exhibits a purple-brown color. .[2]
Distribution
It is found in Sabah, Borneo.[1]
References
- ^ a b Wong, K. M.; Phillipps, Anthea (1996). Kinabalu, Summit of Borneo. Sabah Society. p. 287. ISBN 978-967-99947-4-2.
- ^ "Amphidromus pictus Fulton, 1896". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2024-08-23. 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. 226. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - Bartsch, P. (1904). "A new species of Amphidromus". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 47 (1486): 292-293.
- Sutcharit C., Ablett J., Tongkerd P., Naggs F. & Panha S. (2015). "Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys. 492: 85. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
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