Amphidromus areolatus

Amphidromus areolatus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. [2]

Amphidromus areolatus
a live Amphidromus areolatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Camaenidae
Subfamily:
Camaeninae
Genus:
Amphidromus
Subgenus:
Syndromus
Species:
A. areolatus
Binomial name
Amphidromus areolatus
(Pfeiffer, 1861)
Synonyms[1]
  • Amphidromus (Syndromus) areolatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1861)ยท accepted, alternate representation
  • Amphidromus frednaggsi Thach & Huber, 2018 (junior synonym)
  • Amphidromus gerberi Thach & F. Huber, 2017 (junior synonym)
  • Amphidromus pallgergelyi Thach & F. Huber, 2018 (junior synonym)
  • Amphidromus patamakanthini Thach & F. Huber, 2018 (junior synonym)
  • Bulimus areolatus Pfeiffer, 1861

Distribution

Distribution of Amphidromus areolatus include Attapeu Province and Champasak Province in southern Laos.[1]

Description
Reproductive system of Amphidromus areolatus.

Ecology

Amphidromus areolatus lives in dry dipterocarp forests.[1]

References
  1. Inkhavilay, Khamla; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Panha, Somsak (2017-06-13). "Taxonomic review of the tree snail genus Amphidromus Albers, 1850 (Pulmonata: Camaenidae) in Laos, with the description of two new species". European Journal of Taxonomy. 0 (330). doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.330. ISSN 2118-9773. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Amphidromus areolatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=998171 on 2020-05-17


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