Amphidromus placidus

Amphidromus placidus
Shell of Amphidromus placidus (lectotype at NHMUK, London)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. placidus
Binomial name
Amphidromus placidus
Fulton, 1896

Amphidromus placidus is a species of medium-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 31 mm, its diameter 16 mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is broadly conical, exhibiting a slight perforation and a thin structure. Its surface appears obliquely striate and somewhat angulate at the periphery. Comprising six slightly convex whorls, the apex presents a brown color. The apical whorls are white, transitioning to a pale lemon-color on the lower whorls. The columella is straight and rather thin, slightly expanded and white at its upper part. The outer lip displays a pale purple-brown hue and is expanded and slightly reflected.[2]

Habitat

This species lives in trees.

Distribution

The type locality of this species is Borneo.

References

  1. ^ Amphidromus placidus Fulton, 1896. 6 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Fulton, H.C. (1896). "A list of the species of Amphidromus, Albers, with critical notes and descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species and varieties". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (17): 84. Retrieved 6 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.