Amphibulima is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.
Amphibulima is the type genus of the subfamily Amphibuliminae.
Description
(Original description in French) The univalve shell, oval to oval-conical in shape, features an entire aperture longer than wide. The outer lip of the aperture is sharp, non-reflected, ascending onto and merging seamlessly with the columella, which lacks folds. An operculum is absent.
Species
Species in the genus Amphibulima include:
Species brought into synonymy:
- Amphibulima depressa <small>(Rang, 1834)</small> accepted as Pellicula depressa <small>(Rang, 1834)</small> (superseded combination)
- Amphibulima felina <small>Guppy, 1873</small> accepted as Omalonyx unguis <small>(d'Orbigny, 1836)</small> (junior synonym)
- Amphibulima imbricata <small>Rochebrune, 1882</small>: synonym of Hyalimax imbricatus <small>(Rochebrune, 1882)</small> (original combination)
- Amphibulima rubescens <small>(Deshayes, 1830)</small> â endemic to Martinique: synonym of Rhodonyx rubescens <small>(Deshayes, 1830)</small>
- Amphibulima succinea <small>Lamarck, 1805</small>: synonym of Succinea putris <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> (invalid: unjustified replacement
Comparison of species of Amphibulima:
References
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017
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