Amphidromus placidus
| Amphidromus placidus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus placidus (lectotype at NHMUK, London) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. placidus
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus placidus Fulton, 1896
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Amphidromus placidus is a species of medium-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]
Description
[edit]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
[edit]This species lives in trees.
Distribution
[edit]The type locality of this species is Borneo.
References
[edit]- ^ Amphidromus placidus Fulton, 1896. 6 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- 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. Bibcode:2015ZooK..492...49S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.492.8641. PMC 4389215. PMID 25878542.
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