Opisthostoma otostoma Boettger

Brunei Karst Snail (Opisthostoma otostoma)  

This species was described in 1893, it occurred in a single locality on limestone outcrops in lowland tropical Dipterocarp rainforest on limestone.  

The shell reached an average size of about 0,25 cm in diameter.  

The only place where this snail existed is now an airport, the habitat of the snail does not exist anymore.  

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References:  

[1] Reuben Clements; Navjot S. Sodhi; Menno Schilthuizen; Peter K. L. Ng: Limestone Karsts of Southeast Asia: Imperiled Arks of Biodiversity. BioScience 56(9): 733-742. 2006  

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Depiction from: ‘E. A. Smith: On a Collection of Land-Shells from Sarawak, British North Borneo, Palawan, and other neighbouring Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 79-127. 1895’ 

(public domain)

Depiction from: ‘E. A. Smith: On a Collection of Land-Shells from Sarawak, British North Borneo, Palawan, and other neighbouring Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 79-127. 1895’  

(public domain)

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edited: 04.11.2020