Amphidromus hildagoi

Amphidromus hildagoi
Shells of Amphidromus hildagoi (holotype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. hildagoi
Binomial name
Amphidromus hildagoi Bartsch, 1917

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 60 mm; its diameter 35.5 mm

(Original description) The large shell is inflated. The initial whorls exhibit the characteristic narrow black band directly above the suture. Subsequent whorls are inflated, appressed at the apex, and lemon-yellow, displaying a narrow whitish band at the apex and irregularly distributed dark rust-brown markings. A variceal streak of the same color marks the body whorl. The aperture is broad, flaring, and strongly reflected, dark within, with a white margin. ^[2]

Distribution

This sinistral species is endemic to Mindanao, the Philippines.

References

1. Amphidromus hildagoi 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.
• Wang, Y.-Q. [Yong-Qing]. (2023). Nomenclatural and taxonomic comments on Amphidromus Albers, 1850 (Gastropoda: Eupulmonata: Camaenidae) from the Philippines. Gloria Maris. 61(3): 196–200.