Amphidromus multicolor
Amphidromus multicolor is a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]
- Subspecies
- Amphidromus multicolor boholensis Bartsch, 1917
- Amphidromus multicolor gracilior Fulton, 1896
- Amphidromus multicolor multicolor Möllendorff, 1893
- Amphidromus multicolor samarensis Bartsch, 1917
Description
(Original description in Latin) The shell appears smaller and yellowish. It is painted with reddish-brown, brown, and greenish streaks, often displaying a flammulated pattern.[2]
(Description as Amphidromus multicolor gracilior) The shell is white and features oblique, semi-transparent, pale horn-colored stripes. The apical whorls are generally filleted.[3]
Distribution
This species is endemic to the Philippines.
References
- ^ Amphidromus multicolor Möllendorff, 1893. 3 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Möllendorff, O.F. von (1893). "Materialien zur Fauna der Philippinen. XI. Die Insel Leyte". Bericht der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft. 1893/1893: 99. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Fulton Hugh C. (1896a) A list of the species of Amphidromus Albers, with critical notes and descriptions of some hitherto undescribed species and varieties. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Series 6 vol. 17: p. 84 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- Poppe G.T. (2020). Philippine Amphidromus. A taxonomic and nomenclatural puzzle. Visaya. Supplement 15: 86 pp.