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Amphidromus naggsi

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Amphidromus naggsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Camaenidae
Genus: Amphidromus
Species:
A. naggsi
Binomial name
Amphidromus naggsi
Thach & Huber, 2014

Amphidromus naggsi is a species of large-sized air-breathing tree snail, an arboreal gastropod mollusk in the family Camaenidae.[1]

Habitat

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Ground dwellers, living among litter around trees.[1]

Distribution

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The type locality of this species is Lâm Đồng Province, Vietnam.[1]

Etymology

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This species is named after Prof. Fred Naggs from U.K.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thạch, Nguyễn, Ngọc (2016). Vietnamese new mollusks : seashells, landsnails, cephalopods : with 59 new species. Akron, Ohio. pp. 67, 68. ISBN 978-0578182247. OCLC 964521979.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)