Amphidromus mariae
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Amphidromus mariae

Amphidromus mariae is a species of air-breathing tree snail. It is an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.

Animal name origin

This species is named after Maria Senders, a Canadian landsnail lover who assisted a lot in the collecting trip.

Appearance

Medium-sized sinistral shell with black outer lip and black or brown axial stripes. According to the original description, the shell has orange subsutural, while specimens with scarlet subsutural are also recorded.

Distribution

Geography

Central Vietnam, Đắk Lắk Province.

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Tree dwellers.

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References

1. Amphidromus mariae Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphidromus_mariae

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