Amphidromus inconstans

Amphidromus inconstans
	Shell of Amphidromus inconstans (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. inconstans
Binomial name
	Amphidromus inconstans; Fulton, 1898
Synonyms
	Amphidromus (Syndromus) inconstans Fulton, 1898 alternative representation; Amphidromus oscitans E. von Martens, 1899 junior subjective synonym;

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

Subspecies

Amphidromus inconstans inconstans Fulton, 1898
Amphidromus inconstans rollei Laidlaw & Solem, 1961
Amphidromus inconstans wetaranus F. Haas, 1912

Amphidromus inconstans var. gracilis Rolle, 1903: synonym of Amphidromus inconstans rollei Laidlaw & Solem, 1961 (invalid; not Fulton, 1896, Martens, 1899, nor Kobelt, 1916)

Description

The length of the shell attains 38 mm, its diameter 19 mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is oblong-conic, exhibiting a slight umbilication and a polished surface. Comprising approximately 6.75 convex whorls, it displays somewhat conspicuous, oblique lines of growth. The earlier whorls appear whitish, transitioning to yellow on the lower whorls, which are ornamented with two spiral bands of squarish brown spots. Below these, on the body whorl, lie two narrow, dark-brown bands, the upper situated just below the periphery and the lower approximately 2mm beneath the upper. The columella is white, erect, and rounded. The outer lip appears white, slightly expanded, and depressed at the basal portion where it joins the columella. The parietal callus is quite thin and transparent. ^[2]

Habitat

This species lives in trees.

Distribution

The type locality of this species is Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia.

References

^ Amphidromus inconstans Fulton, 1898. 24 April 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Fulton, H. (1898). "Description of Amphidromus inconstans, n. sp., from the Malay Archipelago". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 3 (10): 10. Retrieved 24 April 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

External links

Martens, E. von (1899). "Conchologische Miscellen III., I. Neue Landschnecken aus Niederländisch-Indien". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 65: 29.
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. 204. 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: 74. Retrieved 24 April 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[WoRMS-1] Amphidromus inconstans Fulton, 1898. 24 April 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Fulton, H. (1898). "Description of Amphidromus inconstans, n. sp., from the Malay Archipelago". Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 3 (10): 10. Retrieved 24 April 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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