Amphidromus buluanensis

Amphidromus buluanensis
Shells of Amphidromus buluanensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. buluanensis
Binomial name
Amphidromus buluanensis Bartsch, 1917
Synonyms
Amphidromus maculiferus bartschiLaidlaw & Solem, 1961 junior subjective synonym Amphidromus maculiferus buluanensisBartsch, 1917 superseded rank Amphidromus maculiferus f. buluanensisBartsch, 1917 superseded rank Amphidromus maculiferus webbiBartsch, 1919 (invalid: junior homonym of Amphidromus webbiFulton, 1907; A. bartschi is a replacement name)

Amphidromus buluanensis is a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae. ^[1]

Description

The length of the shell attains 66.2 mm; its diameter 33.4 mm

(Original description) The elongate-conical shell shows seven moderately rounded whorls, appressed at the apex and has moderately constricted sutures. The initial two whorls exhibit dark filiform markings along the suture, while subsequent whorls are pale brown, occasionally displaying retractive streaks of light brown or dull white. These variceal streaks intensify significantly on the final two whorls. Spotting is entirely absent. The aperture is typical. ^[2]

Distribution

This sinistral species is endemic to Mindanao, the Philippines.

References

1. Amphidromus buluanensis Bartsch, 1917 . 8 April 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Bartsch, P. (1917). "The Philippine land shells of the genus Amphidromus". United States National Museum Bulletin. 100 (1): 13. Retrieved 8 April 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

• Poppe G.T. (2020). Philippine Amphidromus. A taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle. Visaya. Supplement 15: 86 pp.
• Laidlaw, F. F. & Solem, A. (1961). The land snail genus Amphidromus. A synoptic catalogue. Fieldiana: Zoology. 41: 503–677.

External links

• Bartsch, P. (1919). "Critical remarks on Philippine Island land shells". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 32: 183. Retrieved 8 April 2025.