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Amphidromus poecilochroa

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Amphidromus poecilochroa
apertural view of the shell of Amphidromus poecilochroa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. poecilochroa
Binomial name
Amphidromus poecilochroa
Fulton, 1896
Synonyms
  • Amphidromus (Syndromus) poecilochroa Fulton, 1896 alternative representation
  • Amphidromus (Syndromus) poecilochrous Fulton, 1896
  • Amphidromus poecilochrous Fulton, 1896 misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Amphidromus poecilochroa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. [1]

Subspecies
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa adonaraensis Dharma, 2007
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa asmani Djajasasmita, 1963
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa candidus Djajasasmita, 1963
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa jaeckeli Laidlaw, 1954
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa lembataensis Dharma, 2007
  • Amphidromus poecilochroa poecilochroa Fulton, 1896

Description

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The length of the shell attains 35 mm, its diameter 19 mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is ovate-conic, exhibiting a thin structure, an obliquely striate surface, and a shining appearance. It is almost or quite imperforate and lemon-colored, adorned with oblique dark brown stripes that are interrupted by a spiral yellow band. The lower part of the body whorl is encircled by three dark brown bands, which are separated by two other bands, the lower one broad and light red, the upper narrow and yellow. Comprising six slightly convex whorls, the shell features a thin, straight columella and a slightly expanded, flesh-colored outer lip. [2]

Distribution

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The species is endemic to Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.

References

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  1. ^ Amphidromus poecilochroa 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): 77. Retrieved 6 May 2025. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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