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Perrottetia phuphamanensis

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Species of gastropod

Perrottetia phuphamanensis
Perrottetia phuphamanensis shell
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Perrottetia phuphamanensis is located in ThailandPerrottetia phuphamanensisclass=notpageimage| Location of the type locality

Distribution 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

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  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.
Taxon identifiers
Perrottetia phuphamanensis


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