Amphidromus robustus

Amphidromus robustus
Shell of Amphidromus robustus (syntype)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. robustus
Binomial name
Amphidromus robustus Fulton, 1896

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 50 mm, its diameter 31 mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is ovate-conic, exhibiting a solid structure and an obliquely striate surface. It is almost imperforate and white, adorned with two brown spiral bands that commence at the third whorl, positioned above and below the suture, and continue to the body whorl. The body whorl also features one, and sometimes two, other bands on its lower half. Comprising seven convex whorls, the shell presents a white outer lip and columella, both expanded, with their margins joined by a white callus. ^[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Java, Indonesia.

References

1. Amphidromus robustus Fulton, 1896 . 7 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): 73. Retrieved 7 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• 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): 87. Bibcode:2015ZooK..492...49S. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.492.8641 . PMC   4389215 . PMID   25878542.