Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
| Pleurodonte guadeloupensis | |
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| Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodonte |
| Species: | P. guadeloupensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodonte guadeloupensis | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Helix badia | |
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Subspecies
- Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1937 - This subspecies is endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica.[1]
Description
This is the smallest Pleurodonte species on Dominica. It has a velvety periostracum on the shell surface.[1]
apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana. The height of the shell is 9.52 mm.
Distribution
The distribution of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis consists of:
Ecology
This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13
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