Achatina sculpturata Neubert and van Damme 2012 (slug)

Gastropoda - Stylommatophora - Achatinidae

Full reference: E. Neubert and D. van Damme. 2012. Palaeogene continental molluscs of Oman. Contribution to Natural History (20)1-28

Belongs to Achatina according to E. Neubert and D. van Damme 2012

Sister taxa: Achatina stuhlmanni, Agathina pellucida

Type specimen: Its type locality is Wadi Darbat region, Zalumah Fm, which is in a Priabonian lacustrine limestone in the Zalumah Formation of Oman

Ecology: epifaunal

Distribution: found only at Wadi Darbat region, Zalumah Fm

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