Amphidromus porcellanus

Amphidromus porcellanus
	Shell of Amphidromus porcellanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. porcellanus
Binomial name
	Amphidromus porcellanus; (Mousson, 1848)
Synonyms
	Amphidromus (Syndromus) porcellanus (Mousson, 1849) alternative representation; Bulimus porcellanus Mousson, 1849 superseded combination;

Amphidromus porcellanus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae. ^[1]

Subspecies

Amphidromus porcellanus gistingensis Dharma, 2021
Amphidromus porcellanus porcellanus (Mousson, 1849)

Reproductive system of *Amphidromus porcellanus* shows main characteristics of genus *Amphidromus*: long receptaculum seminis, and short penis with low insertion of retractor muscle. (See notes on the image.)

The jaw of the genus *Amphidromus* is thin and weak with low flat ribs as it is seen on this jaw of *Amphidromus porcellanus*.

Description

(Original description in Latin) The sinistral shell is elongate-conical, appearing scarcely perforate. It is thin and very glossy. It is elegantly ornamented with yellowish-white spots and brown bands. Comprising six convex whorls that increase regularly, it features a very dark apex. The body whorl measures 2/5 the length of the shell, displaying two decurrent bands below and remote, simple flammules (flame-like markings) above, all intersected by a median white line. The aperture presents a broadly ovate shape with translucent diaphanous bands. The columella appears somewhat arched, and the peristome is slightly reflected and pure white. ^[2]

Anatomy

The anatomy of this species was described by Carl Arend Friedrich Wiegmann in 1898.^[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Java, Indonesia.

References

^ Amphidromus porcellanus (Mousson, 1849). 6 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zürich: Friedrich Schulthess. p. 33. Retrieved 6 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ (in German) Wiegmann C. A. F. (1898). "Landmollusken (Stylommatophoren)". Zootomischer Teil. Abhl. Sencken. Naturf. Gesell. 24(3): 519-523, plate 31, figure 12-29.

External links

Tryon, George W., (George Washington), - Baker, H. Burrington (Horace Burrington), - Cooke, C. Montague (Charles Montague), - Hyatt, Alpheus, - Pilsbry, Henry Augustus (1900). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic : with illustrations of the species. Second series, Pulmonata (2 ed.). Philadelphia: published by the authors. p. 201. Retrieved 15 May 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[WoRMS-1] Amphidromus porcellanus (Mousson, 1849). 6 May 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] Mousson, A. (1849). Die Land- und Süsswasser- Mollusken von Java. Zürich: Friedrich Schulthess. p. 33. Retrieved 6 May 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[3] (in German) Wiegmann C. A. F. (1898). "Landmollusken (Stylommatophoren)". Zootomischer Teil. Abhl. Sencken. Naturf. Gesell. 24(3): 519-523, plate 31, figure 12-29.

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