Amphidromus contrarius
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. contrarius
Binomial name
Amphidromus contrarius
(Müller, 1774)
Synonyms[1]

Helix contraria Müller, 1774

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

Amphidromus contrarius is the type species of the subgenus Syndromus.[1]

Subspecies

  • Amphidromus contrarius maculata Fulton, 1896[2]
  • Amphidromus contrarius multifasciata Fulton, 1896[2]

Distribution

Distribution of Amphidromus contrarius include central Timor in Indonesia.[1]

Description

Drawing of a reproductive system of Amphidromus contrarius.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Inkhavilay, Khamla; Sutcharit, Chirasak; Panha, Somsak (2017-06-13). "Taxonomic review of the tree snail genus Amphidromus Albers, 1850 (Pulmonata: Camaenidae) in Laos, with the description of two new species". European Journal of Taxonomy (330). doi:10.5852/ejt.2017.330. ISSN 2118-9773. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  2. 1 2 Sutcharit, Chirasak; Ablett, Jonathan; Tongkerd, Piyoros; Naggs, Fred; Panha, Somsak (2015-03-30). "Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys (492): 49–105. doi:10.3897/zookeys.492.8641. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4389215. PMID 25878542. Retrieved 2017-07-08.


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