Pleurodonte dentiens

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Pleurodonte dentiens
Pleurodonte dentiens shell.png
Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte dentiens. The height of the shell is 11.7 mm.
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. dentiens
Binomial name
Pleurodonte dentiens
(Férussac, 1822)
Synonyms [1]

Helix dentiens

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

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Distribution

The distribution of Pleurodonte dentiens includes:

Ecology

This species is widespread on the Dominica, especially in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. [1] It is suspected to cause feeding damage to various crops. [1]

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<i>Helicina fasciata</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Helicina guppyi</i> Species of gastropod

Helicina guppyi is a species of tropical land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Helicinidae.

<i>Helicina platychila</i> Species of gastropod

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Allopeas micra is a species of small, tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

Leptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.

<i>Zophos baudoni</i>

Zophos baudoni is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Haplotrematidae.

<i>Pleurodonte guadeloupensis</i> Species of gastropod

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

<i>Pleurodonte josephinae</i> Species of gastropod

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

<i>Pleurodonte nigrescens</i> Species of gastropod

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

References

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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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