Porphyrobaphe iostoma

Porphyrobaphe iostoma is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.[1]

Porphyrobaphe iostoma
Shell of Porphyrobaphe iostoma from Ecuador, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
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P. iostoma
Binomial name
Porphyrobaphe iostoma
Sowerby, 1824

Description

Porphyrobaphe iostoma bilabratus Pilsbry, 1899

Shells of Porphyrobaphe iostoma can reach a length of 62–72 millimetres (2.4–2.8 in).[2]

Distribution

This species is found in Ecuador.[2]

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