Macrochlamys amboinensis

Macrochlamys amboinensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae. The species has an extended mantle, the mantle collar, and caudal horn on the tail.[2]

Macrochlamys amboinensis
A live Macrochlamys amboinensis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Sigmurethra
clade limacoid clade
Superfamily:
Helicarionoidea
Family:
Ariophantidae
Subfamily:
Macrochlamydinae
Genus:
Macrochlamys
Species:
M. amboinensis
Binomial name
Macrochlamys amboinensis
Synonyms

Hyalina amboinensis von Martens, 1864
Tanychlamys amboinensis (von Martens, 1864)

Distribution

This species occurs in countries including:

Description
Shells.
Caudal horn.
Dorsal view.

References
  1. von Martens E. (1864). "Über eine neue Art von Rochen, Trygonoptera javanica aus Batavia und über neue Heliceen aus dem indischen Archipel". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 260-270, pages 266-267.
  2. Maňas, Michal (13 October 2017). "Macrochlamys amboinensis". WordPress. Retrieved 25 September 2019.

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