Auriculastra semiplicata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusc in the family Ellobiidae, the salt marsh snails.
Description The length of the shell attains 3 mm, its diameter 1.5 mm.
(Original description in Latin) The shell is subulate-cylindrical with a blunt spire and an eroded apex; it is olive-colored, smooth, and shining. The whorls are flat and longitudinally ribbed; the body whorl is folded toward the back but becomes smooth toward the front. The aperture is narrow and contracted at the rear. The columella features three folds, with the posterior fold being strong and spiral. The outer lip is sharp and simple, and it is also contracted at the back.
Distribution This species occurs off the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Japan.
References
Raven H. & Vermeulen J.J. (2007). Notes on molluscs from NW Borneo and Singapore. 2. A synopsis of the Ellobiidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Vita Malacologica. 4: 29–62.
External links
Schmeltz, J. D. E. (1869). Museum Godeffroy. Catalog IV Nebst einer beilage enthaltend: topgraphische notizen; beischreibung neuer Bryozoen von Senator Dr. Kirschenpauer zu Hamburg und einer neuen Asteriden-Gattung von Dr. Chr. Lütken zu Kopenhagen. Wilhelm Mauke Söhne, vormals Perthes-Besser & Mauke, Hamburg xxxix + [iii] + 139 + pp