Amphidromus suluensis

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

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

Description

The length of the shell attains 45.5 mm; its diameter 23.8 mm

(Original description) The elongate-ovate shell is dextral or sinistral. It is sulfur yellow, exhibiting occasional bluish-gray variceal streaks. The aperture and the peristome are white. The shell is appressed at the apex. The 6.5 whorls are moderately inflated, displaying fine growth lines and prominent varices. The sutures are moderately constricted. The aperture is small and broadly oval. The outer lip is reflected and thickened. The inner lip is slightly twisted and reflected over the umbilicus, which is typically obscured, and broadly expanded at its insertion, where it merges with the thick parietal callus. ^[2]

Distribution

This sinistral species is endemic to Sulu Archipelago, the Philippines.

References

1. Amphidromus suluensis 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): 26. 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.