Amphibulima patula
| Amphibulima patula | |
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| A live individual of Amphibulima patula dominicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
| Family: | Amphibulimidae |
| Genus: | Amphibulima |
| Species: | A. patula |
| Binomial name | |
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Amphibulima patula (Bruguière, 1792) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bulimus patulus Bruguière, 1792 |
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clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Bulimus patulus Bruguière, 1792
Amphibulima patula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae.
Subspecies of Amphibulima patula include:
Comparison of orange-yellowish and dark brown Amphibulima patula dominicensis:
The nominate taxon Amphibulima patula patula has been reported from Guadeloupe (probably now extinct) and Marie-Galante. The type locality is Guadeloupe.
Amphibulima patula dominicensis is endemic to Dominica.
Another variety has been reported from Saint Kitts and Saba.
Amphibulima patula has large foot, that is not completely retracted into the shell in living specimen. But when the live animal is immersed into the preserving fluid, then it retracts completely within the shell.
Adult snail is about 2.5 cm. 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. Color is yellowish brown.
This species could be confused with the common amber snails (Succinea), especially the juveniles. The Amphibulima has much coarser sculpture than the amber snails.
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