Amphidromus loricatus
Species of tree snail
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Amphidromus loricatus is a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]
| Amphidromus loricatus | |
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| Shell of Amphidromus loricatus (lectotype at the MNHUK, London) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. loricatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus loricatus (L. Pfeiffer, 1855) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bulimus loricatus L. Pfeiffer, 1855 | |
Description
The length of this shell attains 62 mm; its diameter 26 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is sinistral and nearly imperforate, displaying an ovate-pyramidal shape and a solid structure. Its surface appears closely striated and whitish-tawny, exhibiting a marbling of brownish streaks and spots. The spire presents a convex-conical form with a somewhat acute apex. The shell contains seven to eight somewhat convex whorls. The body whorl measures almost three-quarters of the shell's length and is slightly malleated. The columella lies somewhat vertically and is slightly folded above. The aperture is oblique and sinuate-semioval, showing a glossy, pale pink interior. The peristome is thickened and shortly expanded, presenting a white color with its margins joined by a thick, white callus. The outer lip appears somewhat sinuate, while the columellar margin is dilated, reflected, and somewhat adnate.[2]