Amphidromus costifer is a species of large-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Camaenidae |
| Genus: | Amphidromus |
| Species: | A. costifer
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| Binomial name | |
| Amphidromus costifer Smith, 1893
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- Subspecies
- Amphidromus costifer costifer E. A. Smith, 1893
- Amphidromus costifer gemmalimae Thach, 2020
Description edit
A large and thick Amphidromus species with strong growth lines. The holotype is 46.5 mm in height, and 29.0 mm in width.[1]
Distribution edit
The type locality is Annam in Central Vietnam.[1]
References edit
- Schileyko, A. A. (2011). Check-list of land pulmonate molluscs of Vietnam (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora). Ruthenica. 21 (1): 1-68.
External links edit
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