Cyclophorus polynema (Pfeiffer, 1854)

Sajan, S. K., Tripathy, Basudev & Biswas, Tulika, 2018, Species inventory of land and freshwater Molluscs from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states of India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 118 (2), pp. 141-155 : 143

Cyclophorus polynema (Pfeiffer, 1854) [ Plate 1 ; Figure A] Material examined: Maradumilli Hills (8 ex.), Date:

09.ix.2016, Coll: Dr Varadaraju and Party, Reg. No: M29421/7

Shell characters: Shell moderate in size, thick, turbinate, umbilicate, whitish with brown markings, sculptured by oblique striae,decussated by spiral lines; a dark band on the periphery and brown circular patches just below, whorls 4 ½; aperture oblique, peristome thickened and expended, the edge of umbilicus sub-angulate.

Known Distribution Range: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha,

West Bengal.

IUCN status: This taxon has not yet been assessed by the IUCN Red List.

Figures

Plate 1. ACyclophorus polynema (Pfeiffer, 1854); B. Pterocyclus rupestris Benson, 1832; C. Rachis punctatus (Anton, 1839); D. Glessula subtornensis Gude, 1914; E. Zootecus insularis (Ehrenberg, 1831); F. Kaliella barrakporensis (Pfeiffer, 1852)