Rare land snail: Amphidromus wetaranus rollei – 30 mm – GEM quality Skeleton - Amphidromus wetaranus rollei - 0 mm - 0 mm - 30 mm- Non-CITES species - (1)
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Specimen: rare land snail Amphidromus wetaranus rollei, 30 mm, GEM quality, original, from Roma Island, Indonesia.
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Product description & Scientific data
Scientific name: Amphidromus wetaranus rollei (Laidlaw & G. A. Solem, 1961).
Species feature: The shells of this species are sinistral (left-coiled). They often display a beautiful, high-contrast flame- or checkered pattern (flamed / checkered pattern).
Quality level: GEM (Absolutely perfect condition with no shell damage, flawless aperture lip and intact apex).
Size: 30 mm (3.0 cm). This corresponds to the ideal, stereotypical adult size of this subspecies, whose mature specimens typically fall precisely in the range of 29 mm to 33 mm.
Family: Camaenidae (South Asian tree snails).
Origin & habitat
Geographic origin: Indonesia, specifically endemic to Romang Island (Roma Island), a small island chain in the south of the Spice Islands (South Moluccas).
Habitat: A strictly terrestrial land snail (tree snail). It lives in the tropical tree canopies and bushes of the island and is collected by local collectors by hand from the food plants.
Sales and shipping via DHL only within the EU
SKU - Oberdiek - Femorale Amphidromus wetaranus rollei 100
TAGS: Crabs Shell snails Maritime Nautical Nautilus Sea water collection.
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We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
Translated by Google TranslateProduct description & Scientific data
Scientific name: Amphidromus wetaranus rollei (Laidlaw & G. A. Solem, 1961).
Species feature: The shells of this species are sinistral (left-coiled). They often display a beautiful, high-contrast flame- or checkered pattern (flamed / checkered pattern).
Quality level: GEM (Absolutely perfect condition with no shell damage, flawless aperture lip and intact apex).
Size: 30 mm (3.0 cm). This corresponds to the ideal, stereotypical adult size of this subspecies, whose mature specimens typically fall precisely in the range of 29 mm to 33 mm.
Family: Camaenidae (South Asian tree snails).
Origin & habitat
Geographic origin: Indonesia, specifically endemic to Romang Island (Roma Island), a small island chain in the south of the Spice Islands (South Moluccas).
Habitat: A strictly terrestrial land snail (tree snail). It lives in the tropical tree canopies and bushes of the island and is collected by local collectors by hand from the food plants.
Sales and shipping via DHL only within the EU
SKU - Oberdiek - Femorale Amphidromus wetaranus rollei 100
TAGS: Crabs Shell snails Maritime Nautical Nautilus Sea water collection.
Seller's Story
We are specialists in the sale of mussels and snails from collection solutions. We get most of these from Germany.
We offer very special pieces for sale here that we do not offer on our website.
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Era
After 2000
Specimen
Rare land snail: Amphidromus wetaranus rollei – 30 mm – GEM quality
Scientific name
Amphidromus wetaranus rollei
Number of objects
1
Country of origin
Rome-Island
CITES relevancy
Non-CITES species
Condition
Good condition
Year
1982
Weight
0 g
Depth
30 mm
Height
0 mm
Width
0 mm
Authenticity
Original/official
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