Elaphroconcha is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Dyakiidae.
The generic name Elaphroconcha consist of Ancient Greek word ἐλαφρός (elaphrós) that means "light" and of Ancient Greek word κόγχη (konche) that means "shell" (conch).
Species The genus Elaphroconcha includes 10 species:Tumpeesuwan C., Naggs F. & Panha S. (31 August 2007) "A new genus and new species of dyakiid snail (Pulmonata: Dyakiidae) from the Phu Phan range, northeastern Thailand". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 55(2) : 363-369. PDF
Elaphroconcha internota (E. Smith, 1898) - the type species Elaphroconcha javacensis Férrusac, 1821 - photo Elaphroconcha patens E. von Martens, 1898
Description Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude described the genus like this:
References This article incorporates public domain text from the reference.
External links http://www.ne.jp/asahi/dexter/sinister/gallery/genera/Elaphroconcha.html