Biology:Amphidromus adamsii

Short description: Species of gastropod

Amphidromus adamsii
a live Amphidromus adamsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Camaenidae
Subfamily:	Camaeninae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Subgenus:	Syndromus
Species:	A. adamsii
Binomial name
Amphidromus adamsii (Reeve, 1848)
Synonyms
Amphidromus adamsi (Reeve, 1848) (misspelling of species name) Bulimus adamsii Reeve, 1848 (original combination)

Amphidromus adamsii is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.

The variety Amphidromus adamsii var. obliquatus E. von Martens, 1903 is a taxon inquirendum,(use in recent literature currently undocumented)

Distribution

The type species was found in Borneo.

References

• Adams, A. (1848). Notes from a journal of research into the natural history of the countries visited during the Voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir E. Belcher, C.B. 2: 223-532

Wikidata ☰ Q4748255 entry