Amphibulima pardalina

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Amphibulima pardalina
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a darker form of Amphibulima pardalina
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Amphibulimidae
Genus: Amphibulima
Species:
A. pardalina
Binomial name
Amphibulima pardalina
Guppy, 1868 [1]

Amphibulima pardalina is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae. [2]

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Distribution

Amphibulima pardalina is endemic to Dominica. [3] The type locality is Mount Kuliabon and Morne Diablotin, Dominica. [1]

Amphibulima pardalina is very restricted in range [3] and probably meet the IUCN-criteria of Critically Endangered species. [3] This species is restricted to higher localities. [3]

a lighter form of Amphibulima pardalina Amphibulima pardalina 2.png
a lighter form of Amphibulima pardalina

Description

This rare species, considered by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1899) [4] to be distinct on account of its coarse sculpture, can be found both as a light and a dark colour form. [3]

The length of the shell attains 20 mm, its diameter 11 mm.

(original description in Latin) The shell is elongate-oval in shape and amber-like in coloratio. It is characterized by its thin, flexible, and transparent nature. It displays a lightly decussate texture and is marked with tawny hues.

The shell consists of three whorls, with a small, rounded spire. The aperture is large and widens towards the front. The peristome is simple, with its upper portion bent inward. The suture descends along the shell's length.

(original description in English) The shell, oval-elongate and resembling Succinea in form, is characterized by its thin, flexible, and somewhat translucent nature. It displays a finely decussate surface texture and is typically marked by irregular rows of small, elongate, tawny spots. The shell possesses a small, rounded spire and a notably large, significantly dilated aperture. [5]

Ecology

It was found in very damp and cool habitats in cloud forest at higher altitudes. [3]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [3]

  1. 1 2 Guppy R. J. L. (1868). "On the terrestrial mollusks of Dominica and Grenada, with an account of some new species from Trinidad". Annals and Magazine of Natural History (4)1: 429-442. page 432.
  2. ↑ Amphibulima pardalinaGuppy, 1868 . 12 March 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ Pilsbry H. A. (1899). American Bulimulidae: North American and Antillean Drymaeus, Leiostracus, Orthalicinae and Amphibuliminae. Manual of Conchology (2)12: i-iii, 1-258, pls 1-64.
  5. ↑ Guppy, R.J.L. (1868). "On the terrestrial mollusks of Dominica and Grenada, with an account of some new species from Trinidad". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 4 (1): 432. Retrieved 12 March 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
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