Pleurodonte guadeloupensis

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Pleurodontidae
Genus:
Pleurodonte
Species:
P. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
Synonyms[1]

Helix badia

Subspecies

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]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  1. 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 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
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