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

Amphidromus banksi
Shell of Amphidromus banksi (specimen at the Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. banksi
Binomial name
Amphidromus banksi
Butot, 1955

Description

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The length of the shell attains 49.2 mm; its diameter 27.5 mm

Distribution

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This sinistral species is endemic to Java, Indonesia.

References

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  • Laidlaw, F. F. & Solem, A. (1961). The land snail genus Amphidromus. A synoptic catalogue. Fieldiana: Zoology. 41: 503-677.
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  • Butot, L.J.M. (1955). "The mollusc fauna of Panaitan (Prinseneiland). Land and freshwater molluscs". The mollusc fauna of Panaitan (Prinseneiland). Land and freshwater molluscs. 23 (1): 127. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  • Sutcharit C., Ablett J., Tongkerd P., Naggs F. & Panha S. (2015). "Illustrated type catalogue of Amphidromus Albers, 1850 in the Natural History Museum, London, and descriptions of two new species". ZooKeys. 492: 59. Retrieved 8 April 2025.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)