Plectopylis repercussa

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Plectopylis repercussa
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Plectopylis bensoni shells
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P. repercussa
Binomial name
Plectopylis repercussa
(Gould, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Helix achatinaL. Pfeiffer, 1845
  • Helix repercussaGould, 1856 (original combination)
  • Plectopylis (Plectopylis) bensoniGude, 1914

Plectopylis repercussa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae. [1]

Plectopylis bensoni is the type species of the genus Plectopylis. The specific name bensoni is in honour of malacologist William Henry Benson.

Distribution

This snail occurs in Myanmar.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis repercussa (Gould, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1327859 on 2021-03-09