Amphibulima

Amphibulima
	A live individual of Amphibulima patula dominicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Orthalicoidea
Family:	Amphibulimidae
Genus:	Amphibulima; Lamarck, 1805
Type species
	Amphibulima cucullata Lamarck, 1805;
Synonyms
	Amphibulia Rafinesque, 1815 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805); Amphibulima (Amphibulima) Lamarck, 1805 · alternate representation; Amphibulimus Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805);

Amphibulima is a genus of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Amphibulimidae.

Amphibulima is the type genus of the subfamily Amphibuliminae.

Description

(Original description in French) The univalve shell, oval to oval-conical in shape, features an entire aperture longer than wide. The outer lip of the aperture is sharp, non-reflected, ascending onto and merging seamlessly with the columella, which lacks folds. An operculum is absent.

Species

Species in the genus Amphibulima include:

Amphibulima browni Pilsbry, 1899 – endemic to Dominica
Amphibulima cucullata Lamarck, 1805
Amphibulima pardalina Guppy, 1868 – endemic to Dominica
Amphibulima patula (Bruguière, 1792)
Amphibulima rawsonis Bland, 1876
Amphibulima tigrina (Lesueur in Férussac, 1821)

Species brought into synonymy

Amphibulima depressa (Rang, 1834) accepted as Pellicula depressa (Rang, 1834) (superseded combination)
Amphibulima felina Guppy, 1873 accepted as Omalonyx unguis (d'Orbigny, 1836) (junior synonym)
Amphibulima imbricata Rochebrune, 1882: synonym of Hyalimax imbricatus (Rochebrune, 1882) (original combination)
Amphibulima rubescens (Deshayes, 1830) – endemic to Martinique: synonym of Rhodonyx rubescens (Deshayes, 1830)
Amphibulima succinea Lamarck, 1805: synonym of Succinea putris (Linnaeus, 1758) (invalid: unjustified replacement

Comparison of species of Amphibulima:

References

↑ Lamarck J. B. P. A. (1805). "Sur l’Amphibulime". Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6: 303–306, pl. 55. page 304.
1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870090 on 10 July 2022
↑ Breure A. S. H., Groenenberg D. S. J. & Schilthuizen M. (2010). "New insights in the phylogenetic relations within the Orthalicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) based on 28S sequence data". Basteria 74(1–3): 25–31.
↑ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
↑ Lamarck, J-B de (1805). "Sur l'Amphibulime". Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 6: 304. Retrieved 13 March 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
1 2 3 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: 16 July 2017

External links

[1] Lamarck J. B. P. A. (1805). "Sur l’Amphibulime". Annales du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris 6: 303–306, pl. 55. page 304.

[WoRMS-2] 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870090 on 10 July 2022

[Breure_2010-3] Breure A. S. H., Groenenberg D. S. J. & Schilthuizen M. (2010). "New insights in the phylogenetic relations within the Orthalicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora) based on 28S sequence data". Basteria 74(1–3): 25–31.

[4] Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)

[5] Lamarck, J-B de (1805). "Sur l'Amphibulime". Annales du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. 6: 304. Retrieved 13 March 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[Robinson_2009-6] 1 2 3 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 7 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine

Amphibulima

A live individual of Amphibulima patula dominicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:	Helicina
Superfamily:	Orthalicoidea
Family:	Amphibulimidae
Genus:	Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805
Type species
Amphibulima cucullata Lamarck, 1805
Synonyms
Amphibulia Rafinesque, 1815 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805) Amphibulima (Amphibulima) Lamarck, 1805 · alternate representation Amphibulimus Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: unjustified emendation of Amphibulima Lamarck, 1805)