Biology:Macrochlamys amboinensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Macrochlamys amboinensis
Macrochlamys amboinensis 3.jpg
A live Macrochlamys amboinensis.
Scientific classification
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Macrochlamydinae
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M. amboinensis
Binomial name
Macrochlamys amboinensis
(von Martens, 1864)[1]
Synonyms

Hyalina amboinensis von Martens, 1864
Tanychlamys amboinensis (von Martens, 1864)

Macrochlamys amboinensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ariophantidae. The species has an extended mantle, the mantle collar, and caudal horn on the tail.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in countries including:

  • Vietnam
  • Indonesia

Description

Shells.
Caudal horn.
Dorsal view.

References

  1. von Martens E. (1864). "Über eine neue Art von Rochen, Trygonoptera javanica aus Batavia und über neue Heliceen aus dem indischen Archipel". Monatsberichte der Königlichen Preussische Akademie des Wissenschaften zu Berlin, 260-270, pages 266-267.
  2. Maňas, Michal (13 October 2017). "Macrochlamys amboinensis". https://gastropods.wordpress.com/2017/10/13/macrochlamys-amboinensis/. Retrieved 25 September 2019. 

Wikidata ☰ Q48842260 entry