Phuphania globosa
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| Phuphania globosa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra clade limacoid clade |
| Superfamily: | Dyakioidea |
| Family: | Dyakiidae |
| Genus: | Phuphania Tumpeesuwan, Naggs & Panha, 2007[1] |
| Species: | P. globosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Phuphania globosa Tumpeesuwan, Naggs & Panha, 2007[1] | |
Phuphania globosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Dyakiidae.
Phuphania globosa is the only species in the genus Phuphania.[1]
This snail lives in the Phu Phan Mountains in northeastern Thailand.[1]
The generic name Phuphania derives from the Phu Phan Mountains, where the snails comes from.[1] The specific name globosa is a Latin word which means "spherical" or "globose".[1]
Shell description
The shell is dextral, and it has 5¾ whorls. The height of the shell is 34.08 mm. The width of the shell is 28.70 mm.
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