| Amphibulima patula | |
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| A live individual of Amphibulima patula dominicensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Orthalicoidea |
| Family: | Orthalicidae |
| Subfamily: | Amphibuliminae |
| Genus: | Amphibulima |
| Species: | A. patula |
| Binomial name | |
| Amphibulima patula (Bruguière, 1792)[1] |
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| Synonyms | |
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Bulimus patulus Bruguière, 1792 |
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Amphibulima patula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Orthalicidae.
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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.[3] The type locality is Guadeloupe.
Amphibulima patula dominicensis is endemic to Dominica.[3]
Another variety has been reported from Saint Kitts and Saba.[3]
Amphibulima patula has large foot, that is not completely retracted into the shell in living specimen.[2] But when the live animal is immersed into the preserving fluid, then it rectract completelly within the shell.[2]
Adult snail is about 2.5 cm.[4] 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.[4] Color is yellowish brown.[4]
This species could be confused with the common amber snails (Succinea), especially the juveniles.[4] The Amphibulima has much coarser sculpture than the amber snails.[4]
The jaw and radula of Amphibulima patula dominicensis was described by Bland & Binney in 1874.[5]
Amphibulima patula dominicensis is frequently found on banana and Citrus plants, where it may feed on the leaves.[3] They also eat leaves of Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum and Cakile lanceolata.[2] They eat lettuce in captivity.[2]
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