Perrottetia phuphamanensis | |
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Perrottetia phuphamanensis shell | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Streptaxidae |
Genus: | Perrottetia |
Species: | P. phuphamanensis |
Binomial name | |
Perrottetia phuphamanensis Siriboon & Panha, 2013 |
Perrottetia phuphamanensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.
The specific name phuphamanensis is derived from the type locality Phu Pha Man National Park.
Distribution
class=notpageimage| Location of the type localityDistribution of Perrottetia phuphamanensis includes two localities in Khon Kaen Province in northeastern Thailand.
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 / 16.759444°N 101.963972°E / 16.759444; 101.963972.
Description
This species was described from Thailand in 2013 based on empty shells only.
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.
Ecology
As of 2013 no living specimens have been found.
Species in the genus Perrottetia are carnivorous.
References
This article includes CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.
- ^ 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Perrottetia phuphamanensis |
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