Drymaeus inconspicuus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Bulimulidae |
Genus: | Drymaeus |
Species: | D. inconspicuus
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Binomial name | |
Drymaeus inconspicuus | |
Synonyms | |
Bulimulus (Bulimulus) inconspicuus Haas, 1949 |
Drymaeus inconspicuus is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bulimulidae. [2]
Adult specimens of Drymaeus inconspicuus can measure up to 25 mm shell height. [3] The species is characterized by the corneous-brown upper whorls and the suture, which is bordered by a white line, descending slightly in front. [3]
Haas (1949) [1] compared this species to Bulimulus transparens (Reeve, 1849), stating that his material was slightly smaller (17 vs. 19 mm shell height). [3] The type material of Bulimulus transparens is in the Natural History Museum (BMNH 1975397) and is labelled ‘Venezuela’ (Breure, 1978: 147). [3] [4] If this locality is correct, a close relationship as suggested by Haas seems improbable. [3]
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