Ellobium aurismidae

Ellobium aurismidae, common name Midas's ear shell, is a species of medium-sized, air-breathing, saltmarsh snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ellobiidae.

Ellobium aurismidae
Shells of Ellobium aurismidae from Bangka Island (left) and New Guinea (right) at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Ellobiida
Family:	Ellobiidae
Genus:	Ellobium
Species:	E. aurismidae
Binomial name
Ellobium aurismidae (Linnaeus, 1758)

Distribution

This species can be found in the Southwest-Pacific from China and Philippines to Indonesia, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore and in the Australian states of Northern Territory and Queensland.

Description

Ellobium aurismidae shell.

Ellobium aurismidae is one of the largest members of the family. It has a shell reaching a size of 60 – 98 mm. The surface of this shell is usually brown or dark brown, but may also be white. The interior of the shell is white. The body of the animal is brown in colour.

Habitat

These hollow-shelled snails live in mud flats with vegetation, in mangrove swamps and salt marshes, but preferably away from direct contact with sea water.

External links

• "Ellobium (Ellobium) aurismidae". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
• Conchology