Perrottetia phuphamanensis

Perrottetia phuphamanensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.

Perrottetia phuphamanensis
Perrottetia phuphamanensis shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Streptaxoidea
Family:
Streptaxidae
Subfamily:
Streptaxinae
Genus:
Perrottetia
Species:
P. phuphamanensis
Binomial name
Perrottetia phuphamanensis
Siriboon & Panha, 2013[1]

The specific name phuphamanensis is s derived from the type locality Phu Pha Man National Park.[1]

Distribution
Location of the type locality.

Distribution of Perrottetia phuphamanensis include two localities in Khon Kaen Province in northeastern Thailand.[1]

The type locality is Phu Pha Man National Park, Phu Pha Man District, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand, 16°45′34.0″N 101°57′50.3″E.[1]

Description

This species was described from Thailand in 2013 based on empty shells only.[1]

The shell has 6–6½ whorls. The width of the shell is 6.8–8.1 mm. The height of the shell is 4.6–5.6 mm.[1]

Ecology

To 2013 no living specimen have been found.[1]

Species in the genus Perrottetia are carnivorous.[1]

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References

This article includes CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference[1]

  1. Siriboon, T.; Sutcharit, C.; Naggs, F.; Panha, S. (2013). "Three new species of the carnivorous snail genus Perrottetia Kobelt, 1905 from Thailand (Pulmonata, Streptaxidae)". ZooKeys. 287: 41–57. doi:10.3897/zookeys.287.4572. PMC 3677355. PMID 23794847.


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