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Amphidromus reflexilabris

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

Subspecies: Amphidromus reflexilabris hanielanus <small>B. Rensch, 1931</small> (taxon inquirendum)

Description

The length of this sinistral shell attains 50&nbsp;mm, its diameter 23.5&nbsp;mm.

(Original description) The sinistral shell is elongately conical, exhibiting slight striations and is imperforated. It varies much in color, sometimes appearing yellow with green streaks, other times pale or orange-yellow, with the upper whorls displaying a yellowish or brown hue. The apex can be yellow or black-brown, and the upper whorls nearly always feature brown flames or blotches. The lower whorls commonly show a white zone beneath the sutures. Comprising six slightly convex whorls, the shell possesses an elongately-ovate aperture that is angular above and angularly rounded and slightly effused beneath, occupying, with the peristome, about half the length of the shell and having a white interior. The outer lip is strongly reflected, extending so as to reach and even partly cover the backside of the shell, forming a siphonal canal that has the appearance of a very thick peristome. The columella is thickened and, like the lip, of a pale rose-color, with its margins connected by a thin callosity.

Distribution

This species occurs in Timor Island and Vietnam.

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