Amphidromus maculiferus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Camaenidae.
Subspecies:
- Amphidromus maculiferus apoensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus maculiferus <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1838)</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus malindangensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>
Description
The length of the shell attains 63.5 mm, its diameter 28.5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is usually sinistral and elongate-pyramidal. It comprises six somewhat ventricose (swollen) whorls, with the body whorl appearing much the largest. The surface exhibits oblique longitudinal striations formed by growth lines. The aperture presents an ovate shape, and the outer lip appears somewhat outwardly spreading, reflected, and is white.
Distribution
The type species was found on Mindanao Island, the Philippines and Sabah, Malaysia.
Synonyms
- Amphidromus maculiferus bartschi <small>Laidlaw & Solem, 1961</small> : synonym of Amphidromus buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus boholensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor boholensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (basionym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (superseded rank)
- Amphidromus maculiferus cataganensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus maculiferus malindangensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus cosmius <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus chloris <small>(Reeve, 1848)</small>: synonym of Amphidromus sulphuratus <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1847)</small>
- Forma Amphidromus maculiferus f. buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (superseded rank)
- Amphidromus maculiferus gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small> (superseded combination)
- Amphidromus maculiferus inflatus <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus inflatus <small>Fulton, 1896</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus multicolor <small>Möllendorff, 1893</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor <small>Möllendorff, 1893</small> (basionym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus obscura <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus maculiferus maculiferus (<small>G. B. Sowerby I, 1838)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus samarensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor samarensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (basionym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus strigatus <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small> (junior synonym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus var. gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small> (basionym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus var. gracillimus <small>Kobelt, 1914</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus var. inflatus <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus inflatus <small>Fulton, 1896</small> (basionym)
- Amphidromus maculiferus var. obscura <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus maculiferus maculiferus <small>(G. B. Sowerby I, 1838)</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus var. strigata <small>Fulton, 1896</small>: synonym of Amphidromus multicolor gracilior <small>Fulton, 1896</small>
- Amphidromus maculiferus webbi <small>Bartsch, 1919</small>: synonym of Amphidromus maculiferus bartschi <small>Laidlaw & Solem, 1961</small>: synonym of Amphidromus buluanensis <small>Bartsch, 1917</small> (invalid: junior homonym of Amphidromus webbi <small>Fulton, 1907</small>; A. bartschi is a replacement name)
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