Poole, Karen E.
Amphidromus
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KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderStylommatophora
- FamilyCamaenidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 760
- With media
- 45
- Family
- Camaenidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, CAS
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Singapore, India, Comoros, Brazil, Philippines, Vietnam
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Camaenidae
- Image
- Amphidromus perversus shell.jpg
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- Amphidromus
- topic's main category
- Category:Amphidromus
- taxon name
- Amphidromus
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy and history
- Characterization
- Shell description
- Shell coiling
- Shell shape and sculpture
- Shell coloration
- Species recognition
- Anatomy
- Diversity and phylogeny
- Fossil history
- Ecology
- Distribution
- Habitat and feeding habits
- Life cycle
- Predators
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Amphidromus is a genus of tropical air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Camaenidae.
The shells of Amphidromus are relatively large, from to in maximum dimension, and particularly colorful. During the 18th century, they were among the first Indonesian land snail shells brought to Europe by travelers and explorers. Since then, the genus has been extensively studied: several comprehensive monographs and catalogs were authored by naturalists and zoologists during the time period from the early 19th to the mid 20th centuries. Modern studies have focused on better understanding the evolutionary relationships within the group, as well as solving taxonomic problems.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amphidromus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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