Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis
| Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis | |
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| Specimens of Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis (a: holotype, b and c: paratypes; scale bar: 10 mm | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Architaenioglossa |
| Family: | Cyclophoridae |
| Genus: | Cyclophorus |
| Species: | C. phongnhakebangensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis Oheimb, 2019[1]
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Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis is a species of land snail from the family Cyclophoridae.[1]
Description
Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis is a medium-sized Cyclophorus species with an overall rounded shell shape and a typically circular aperture. Shells have a breadth of 26.0–32.8 mm, a height of 20.5–26.2 mm, and 4.75–5.25 whorls. The body whorl has a slightly compressed or compressed shape and is usually rounded. The early whorls of the shell have a bluish colouration in some individuals. The reflected and simple lip has an ivory, white or peach colouration. A wing-shaped projection at the shell's columellar margin is not pronounced or absent. The shell's colour pattern is generally variable and includes patterns such as zig-zag stripes, spiral lines, spiral bands and transverse lines in different shades of brown. The peripheral band of the shell has usually a dark brown colour.[1]
Distribution
Cyclophorus phongnhakebangensis is only known from Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam.[2]
Etymology
The name of this species refers to its type locality in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d von Oheimb, Katharina C. M.; von Oheimb, Parm Viktor; Hirano, Takahiro; Do, Tu Van; Ablett, Jonathan; Luong, Hao Van; Pham, Sang Van; Naggs, Fred (2019), "Cryptic diversity of limestone karst inhabiting land snails (Cyclophorus spp.) in northern Vietnam, their evolutionary history and the description of four new species", PLOS One, 14 (10) e0222163, Bibcode:2019PLoSO..1422163V, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0222163, PMC 6808330, PMID 31644567
- ^ Hoàng, Ngọc Khắc; Đinh, Thuý Diệu; Trần, Bình Thị Thanh (2024), "Đa dạng thân mềm chân bụng (Gastropoda) ở cạn xung quanh hang Sơn Đoòng, vườn quốc gia Phong Nha - Kẻ Bàng, tỉnh Quảng Bình", Báo cáo khoa học về Nghiên cứu và Giảng dạy Sinh học ở Việt Nam - Hội nghị khoa học quốc gia lần thứ, 6, doi:10.15625/vap.2024.0017