Biology:Amphidromus heinrichhuberi

From HandWiki
Short description: Species of gastropod

Amphidromus heinrichhuberi
Amphidromus heinrichhuberi.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. heinrichhuberi
Binomial name
Amphidromus heinrichhuberi
Thach & F. Huber, 2016

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

Morphology

This species is easy to be distinguished from other Amphidromus species by the large adult size, presence of a prominent ridge bordering siphonal fasciole and unique yellow and green periostracum.[2]

Distribution

The type locality is Lâm Đồng Province in south Vietnam.[2]

Etymology

This species is named after Heinrich Huber, father of the second author, Franz Huber, who provided the type material.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q60524293 entry