Amphidromus poecilochroa

Amphidromus poecilochroa
apertural view of the shell of Amphidromus poecilochroa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. poecilochroa
Binomial name
Amphidromus poecilochroa Fulton, 1896
Synonyms
Amphidromus (Syndromus) poecilochroaFulton, 1896 alternative representation Amphidromus (Syndromus) poecilochrousFulton, 1896 Amphidromus poecilochrousFulton, 1896 misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling

Amphidromus poecilochroa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. ^[1]

Subspecies

• Amphidromus poecilochroa adonaraensisDharma, 2007
• Amphidromus poecilochroa asmaniDjajasasmita, 1963
• Amphidromus poecilochroa candidusDjajasasmita, 1963
• Amphidromus poecilochroa jaeckeliLaidlaw, 1954
• Amphidromus poecilochroa lembataensisDharma, 2007
• Amphidromus poecilochroa poecilochroaFulton, 1896

Description

The length of the shell attains 35 mm, its diameter 19 mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is ovate-conic, exhibiting a thin structure, an obliquely striate surface, and a shining appearance. It is almost or quite imperforate and lemon-colored, adorned with oblique dark brown stripes that are interrupted by a spiral yellow band. The lower part of the body whorl is encircled by three dark brown bands, which are separated by two other bands, the lower one broad and light red, the upper narrow and yellow. Comprising six slightly convex whorls, the shell features a thin, straight columella and a slightly expanded, flesh-colored outer lip. ^[2]

Distribution

The species is endemic to Sumbawa Island, Indonesia.

References

1. Amphidromus poecilochroa Fulton, 1896 . 6 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. Fulton, H.C. (1896). "A list of the species of Amphidromus, Albers, with critical notes and descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species and varieties". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6 (17): 77. Retrieved 6 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Tryon, George W., (George Washington), - Baker, H. Burrington (Horace Burrington), - Cooke, C. Montague (Charles Montague), - Hyatt, Alpheus, - Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (1900). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species. Second series, Pulmonata (2 ed.). Philadelphia: published by the authors. p. 200. Retrieved 15 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
• Sutcharit, C.; Ablett, J.; Tongkerd, P.; Naggs, F.; Panha, S. (2015). "Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys. 492: 85. Retrieved 6 May 2025.