Amphidromus moniliferus

Amphidromus moniliferus is a species of air-breathing, arboreal land snails in the family Camaenidae. ^[1]

Amphidromus moniliferus
Shell of Amphidromus moniliferus (possibly syntype at Natural History Museum, London)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Camaenidae
Genus:	Amphidromus
Species:	A. moniliferus
Binomial name
Amphidromus moniliferus (Gould, 1846)
Synonyms[1]
Amphidromus (Syndromus) moniliferus (A. Gould, 1846) alternative representation Amphidromus theobaldianus (W. H. Benson, 1857) junior subjective synonym Bulimus moniliferus A. Gould, 1846 superseded combination Bulimus (Rhachis) theobaldianus W. H. Benson, 1857 junior subjective synonym

Distribution

This species is endemic to Myanmar.

Description

The height of the shell attains 30.5 mm, its diameter 17.75 mm.

(Original description in Latin) The shell is conico-oblong and typically sinistral. It is smooth and yellowish-gray with longitudinal flames. It features a linear brown sutural band and an interrupted brown subsutural band. The umbilical region is brown, divided by a yellow band. The shell comprises seven whorls, with the body whorl subcarinate. The aperture is subovate, angled, and slightly effuse at the base. The outer lip is reflexed, reddish-purple, and dilated at the columella. The aperture interior is purple.^[2]