Stomacosmethis balingensis explained

Stomacosmethis balingensis is a species of land snail with a gill and an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the Alycaeidae family. ^[1]

Distribution

The distribution of S. balingensis is limited to the limestone karst at Bukit Baling, Kedah, Peninsular Malaysia.

Conservation

S. balingensis is threatened by habitat destruction due to ongoing quarrying activities.

References

• Tomlin . J. R. le B. . New Malay land-shells. . Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London . 1948 . 27 . 224.

External links

• Páll-Gergely, B., Sajan, S., Tripathy, B., Meng, K., Asami, T. & Ablett, J.D. (. Genus-level revision of the Alycaeidae (Gastropoda: Cyclophoroidea), with an annotated species catalog . ZooKeys . 2020 . 981 . 186 . 10.3897/zookeys.981.53583 . free . 33199958 . 7644702 .

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Stomacosmethis balingensis (Tomlin, 1948). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1465961 on 2024-09-17