Leiostracus demerarensis

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Leiostracus demerarensis
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
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L. demerarensis
Binomial name
Leiostracus demerarensis
(L. Pfeiffer, 1861)
Synonyms

Leiostracus ruthveniH.B. Baker, 1926

  • Bostryx demerarensis(L. Pfeiffer, 1861) (superseded combination)
  • Bulimus demerarensisL. Pfeiffer, 1861 (original combination)
  • Drymaeus (Leiostracus) ruthveniH. B. Baker, 1926 (junior synonym)

Leiostracus demerarensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Simpulopsidae. [1]

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Distribution

This species is endemic to South America and is so far known to occur in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil. [2] [3]

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Leiostracus demerarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1431199 on 2020-05-04
  2. Breure, A.S.H. (1978). "Notes on and descriptions of Bulimulidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Zoologische Verhandelingen. 164: 1–255.
  3. Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe; De Luca, Andre C.; Cavallari, Daniel Caracanhas; Cunha, Carlo Magenta (30 April 2020). "First record of Leiostracus demerarensis (L. Pfeiffer, 1861) from Brazil (Gastropoda, Orthalicoidea), with a taxonomic reassessment". Check List. 16 (2): 507–512. doi: 10.15560/16.2.507 .