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