Amphidromus aureocinctus
| Amphidromus aureocinctus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus aureocinctus (lectotype at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. aureocinctus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus aureocinctus Fulton, 1896
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| Synonyms | |
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Amphidromus adamsii var. aureocincta Fulton, 1896 superseded rank (basionym) | |
Amphidromus aureocinctus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. [1]
Description
[edit]The length of the shell attains 41 mm, its diameter 16 mm.
(Original description) Previously considered a variety of Amphidromus adamsii, but it exhibits significant variation in size and form. The upper whorls are a dull white, transitioning to a yellowish-fawn color on the lower whorls. A narrow, golden-yellow band encircles the shell just below the suture. The lip and columella are white.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The type species was found in northern Borneo
References
[edit]- ^ Amphidromus aureocinctusFulton, 1896. 29 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Fulton Hugh C. (1896a) A list of the species of Amphidromus Albers, with critical notes and descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species and varieties. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6 vol. 17: 83
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
[edit]- 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. 224. 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. - 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: 57. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
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