| Planilaoma luckmanii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Charopidae |
| Genus: | Planilaoma |
| Species: | P. luckmanii |
| Binomial name | |
| Planilaoma luckmanii (Brazier, 1877) | |
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