Amphidromus aureocinctus

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

Amphidromus aureocinctus
Shell of Amphidromus aureocinctus (lectotype at the Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. aureocinctus
Binomial name
Amphidromus aureocinctus Fulton, 1896
Synonyms
Amphidromus adamsii var. aureocincta Fulton, 1896 superseded rank (basionym)

Description

The length of the shell attains 41 mm, its diameter 16 mm.

(Original description) Previously considered a variety of Amphidromus adamsii, but it exhibits significant variation in size and form. The upper whorls are a dull white, transitioning to a yellowish-fawn color on the lower whorls. A narrow, golden-yellow band encircles the shell just below the suture. The lip and columella are white.^[2]

Distribution

The type species was found in northern Borneo