Biology:Porphyrobaphe iostoma

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Porphyrobaphe iostoma
Orthalicidae - Porphyrobaphe iostoma.JPG
Shell of Porphyrobaphe iostoma from Ecuador, on display at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Orthalicidae
Genus: Porphyrobaphe
Species:
P. iostoma
Binomial name
Porphyrobaphe iostoma
Sowerby, 1824

Porphyrobaphe iostoma is a species of land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.[1]

Description

Porphyrobaphe iostoma bilabratus Pilsbry, 1899

Shells of Porphyrobaphe iostoma can reach a length of 62–72 millimetres (2.4–2.8 in).[2]

Distribution

This species is found in Ecuador.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20721537 entry