Amphidromus aureocinctus
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| Amphidromus aureocinctus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus aureocinctus (lectotype at the Natural History Museum, London) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. aureocinctus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus aureocinctus Fulton, 1896 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Amphidromus adamsii var. aureocincta Fulton, 1896 superseded rank (basionym) | |
Amphidromus aureocinctus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.[1]
The length of the shell attains 41 mm, its diameter 16 mm.
(Original description) Previously considered a variety of Amphidromus adamsii, but it exhibits significant variation in size and form. The upper whorls are a dull white, transitioning to a yellowish-fawn color on the lower whorls. A narrow, golden-yellow band encircles the shell just below the suture. The lip and columella are white.[2]
