Amphidromus costifer explained

Amphidromus costifer is a species of large-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.

Subspecies:

• Amphidromus costifer costifer E. A. Smith, 1893
• Amphidromus costifer gemmalimae Thach, 2020

Description

A large and thick Amphidromus species with strong growth lines. The holotype is 46.5 mm in height, and 29.0 mm in width.

Distribution

The type locality is Annam in Central Vietnam.^[1]

References

• Schileyko, A. A. (2011). Check-list of land pulmonate molluscs of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Ruthenica. 21 (1): 1-68.

External links

• Smith, E. A. (1893). Descriptions of six new species of land-shells from Annam. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 1: 10-13

Notes and References

1. Sutcharit. Chirasak. 2015. Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species. ZooKeys. 65.