Antidrymaeus laticinctus explained

Antidrymaeus laticinctus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae.

Distribution

Antidrymaeus laticinctus is endemic to Dominica. This appears to be a relatively rare species, only observed in some isolated localities.

Description

There are spirally banded and unicoloured forms. In collections the colour of the latter usually fades away and becomes white, as already observed by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1899). His variety dominicanus of Drymaeus virginalis – a mainland taxon – appears a white specimen. This species is part of the Antidrymaeus multifasciatus species complex, of which a revision is pending (Breure, in preparation).

Ecology

Live animals were collected among fallen leaves and detritus on the ground.

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]

Notes and References

  1. Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13