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Amphidromus lepidus

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Amphidromus lepidus
Shell of Amphidromus lepidus (syntype at Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. lepidus
Binomial name
Amphidromus lepidus
(Gould, 1856)
Synonyms[1]

Bulimus lepidus A. Gould, 1856 superseded combination

Amphidromus lepidus is a species of air-breathing, arboreal land snails in the family Camaenidae. [1]

Distribution

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This species is endemic to Mergui Archipelago, Myanmar.

Description

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The height of the shell attains 22.5 mm, its diameter 12.5 mm.

(Original description in Latin) This small shell, predominantly sinistral, is nearly imperforate, ovate-conical, elevated, and polished. It displays a lemon-yellow hue. It comprises six convex whorls, with the body whorl being ventricose. The suture is well-defined. The aperture is subcircular. The peristome is white, reflexed, and dilated at the columella, with closely positioned extremities.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Amphidromus lepidus (A. Gould, 1856). 3 April 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. ^ Blanford, W.T. (1914). The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma ... ed. by W.T. Blanford. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 182. Retrieved 2 April 2025. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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