Biology:Rhodonyx rubescens

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Short description: Species of mollusc


Rhodonyx rubescens
Amphibulima rubescens (MNHN-IM-2000-31673) 001.jpeg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Genus:
Rhodonyx
Species:
R. rubescens
Binomial name
Rhodonyx rubescens
(Deshayes, 1830)
Synonyms[3]
  • Amphibulima (Rhodonyx) rubescens (Deshayes, 1830 ) [1]
  • Succinea rubescens Deshayes, 1830 [2]

Rhodonyx rubescens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae. [4]

Distribution

Rhodonyx rubescens has been reported by various workers from Guadeloupe, Marie-Galante, Dominica and Martinique.[3] It is assumed now that this taxon is endemic to Martinique and all other reports are misidentifications.[3]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [3]

  1. Pilsbry H. A. (1899). American Bulimulidae: North American and Antillean Drymaeus, Leiostracus, Orthalicinae and Amphibuliminae. Manual of Conchology (2)12: i-iii, 1-258, pls 1-64. page 240, pl. 61, figs 26-27.
  2. Brown A. D. (1881). "Notes on the land-shells of Dominica". American Naturalist 15: 56-57.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
  4. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Rhodonyx rubescens (Deshayes, 1830). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1553133 on 2022-07-10
  • Schileyko, A. A. (1999). Treatise on Recent Terrestrial Pulmonate Molluscs, Part 3: Partulidae, Ailllyidae, Bulimulidae, Orthalicidae, Megaspiridae, Urocoptidae. Ruthenica. Supplement 2: 263-436.

Wikidata ☰ Q4748217 entry