Elaphroconcha Explained

Elaphroconcha is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Dyakiidae.

The generic name Elaphroconcha consist of Ancient Greek word ἐλαφρός (elaphrós) that means "light" and of Ancient Greek word κόγχη (konche) that means "shell" (conch).

Species

The genus Elaphroconcha includes 10 species:^[1]

• Elaphroconcha internota (E. Smith, 1898) - the type species
• Elaphroconcha javacensis Férrusac, 1821 - photo
• Elaphroconcha patens E. von Martens, 1898

Description

Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude described the genus like this:

References

This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.

External links

• http://www.ne.jp/asahi/dexter/sinister/gallery/genera/Elaphroconcha.html

Notes and References

1. Tumpeesuwan C., Naggs F. & Panha S. (31 August 2007) "A new genus and new species of dyakiid snail (Pulmonata: Dyakiidae) from the Phu Phan range, northeastern Thailand". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(2) : 363-369. PDF