Amphibulima patula
Amphibulima patula | |
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A live individual of Amphibulima patula dominicensis | |
Scientific classification | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Family: | Amphibulimidae
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Genus: | Amphibulima
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Species: | A. patula
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Binomial name | |
Amphibulima patula | |
Synonyms | |
Bulimus patulus Bruguière, 1792 |
Amphibulima patula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae.
Subspecies[]
Subspecies of Amphibulima patula include:
- Amphibulima patula patula (Bruguière, 1792)
- Amphibulima patula dominicensis Pilsbry, 1899[2] - Pilsbry (1899) separated the Dominican specimens on the basis of the darker colour and by having a heavier sculptured shell.[3] Robinson et al. (2009)[3] have found living specimens that were either light beige-coloured with a somewhat orange-yellowish line along the foot (see photo on the left), or entirely dark brown coloured (see photo on the right).[3]
Comparison of orange-yellowish and dark brown Amphibulima patula dominicensis:
![]() Live Amphibulima patula dominicensis |
![]() Live Amphibulima patula dominicensis |
Distribution[]
The nominate taxon Amphibulima patula patula has been reported from Guadeloupe (probably now extinct) and Marie-Galante.[3] The type locality is Guadeloupe.
Amphibulima patula dominicensis is endemic to Dominica.[3]
Another variety has been reported from Saint Kitts and Saba.[3]
Description[]
Amphibulima patula has large foot, that is not completely retracted into the shell in living specimen.[2] But when the live animal is immersed into the preserving fluid, then it retracts completely within the shell.[2]
Adult snail is about 2.5 cm.[4] It is called a slug-like snail because the shell is relatively small in proportion to the body and with one large, ear-like whorl and two small whorls.[4] Color is yellowish brown.[4]
This species could be confused with the common amber snails (Succinea), especially the juveniles.[4] The Amphibulima has much coarser sculpture than the amber snails.[4]
![]() apertural view of the shell of Amphibulima patula dominicensis |
![]() abapertural view of the shell of Amphibulima patula dominicensis |
The jaw and radula of Amphibulima patula dominicensis was described by Bland & Binney in 1874.[5]
Ecology[]
Amphibulima patula dominicensis is frequently found on banana and Citrus plants, where it may feed on the leaves.[3] They also eat leaves of Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum and .[2] They eat lettuce in captivity.[2]
References[]
This article incorporates public domain text from the reference [2] and CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [3] and a public domain work of the United States Government from the reference.[4]
- ^ Bruguière J. G. (1792). Encycl. meth. i, page 305.
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Pilsbry H. A. (1899). "American Bulimulidae: North American and Antillean Drymaeus, Leiostracus, Orthalicinae and Amphibuliminae". Manual of Conchology (2)12: i-iii, 1-258, pls 1-64. Amphibulima patula is on the page 234-237, plate 61, figs 14-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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Stange L. A. (created September 2004, updated March 2006). "Snails and Slugs of Regulatory Significance to Florida" Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine. Division of Plant Industry, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. accessed 27 August 2010.
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Bland T. & Binney W. G. (1874). "XIX—On the Lingual Dentition of Certain Terrestrial Pulmonata Foreign to the United States. Additional note on the genus Amphibulima". 10(1): 219-225. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1874.tb00041.x.
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