Amphidromus abbasorum

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Amphidromus abbasorum
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. abbasorum
Binomial name
Amphidromus abbasorum
Thach, 2017

Amphidromus abbasorum is a species of air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Habitat[]

Amphidromus abbasorum is usually found in an arboreal habitat.[2]

Distribution[]

The distribution of Amphidromus abbasorum is restricted to South Amarasi, in West Timor, Indonesia.[2]

Etymology[]

This species is named after the Indonesian Sri Patimah and the American John Abbas, in honour of their work on terrestrial snails of Indonesia.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Amphidromus abbasorum Thach, 2017". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
  2. ^ a b c Thach, Nguyen Ngoc (2017). New shells of southeast Asia : sea shells & land snails : with 2 new genera and 85 new species. Akron, Ohio. p. 35. ISBN 9780578194325. OCLC 1002065968.


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