Amphidromus sinistralis, common name the sinistral bulimus, is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.

Subspecies

  • Amphidromus sinistralis luteus (E. von Martens, 1867)
  • Amphidromus sinistralis roseus Fulton, 1896
  • Amphidromus sinistralis sinistralis (Reeve, 1849)

Description

The length of the shell attains 37.3 mm, its diameter 18.5 mm.

(Original description) The shell is somewhat acuminately oblong and rather thick, exhibiting a sinistral coiling and being scarcely umbilicated. It comprises seven whorls that appear somewhat rounded and obliquely striated. The columella is reflected, and the aperture is rather small with a reflected outer lip. The shell displays a yellow base color marbled with olive-green, while the interior of the aperture is a very dark brown, and the lip is white.

Distribution

The type species was found in Java and Sulawesi, Indonesia.

External links

  • Semper, C. (1870–1885). . Wiesbaden: Kreidel. p. 146.
  • Tryon, George W., (George Washington), - Baker, H. Burrington (Horace Burrington), - Cooke, C. Montague (Charles Montague), - Hyatt, Alpheus, - Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (1900). (2 ed.). Philadelphia: published by the authors. p. 232.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Sutcharit C., Ablett J., Tongkerd P., Naggs F. & Panha S. (2015). . ZooKeys (492): 57. Bibcode:. doi:. hdl:. PMC . PMID .{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)