Pleurodonte guadeloupensis

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Pleurodontidae
Genus:	Pleurodonte
Species:	P. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis (Pilsbry, 1889)
Synonyms [1]
Helix (Dentellaria) badiaFérussac, 1832 (invalid; not Gmelin, 1791) Helix (Dentellaria) badia var. guadeloupensisPilsbry, 1889 (basionym) Helix (Helicodonta) badiaFérussac, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Helix badia Gmelin, 1791) Helix badiaFérussac, 1832 (invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. ^[2] It occurs in the Lesser Antilles (the Caribbean). ^[3]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies: ^[2]

• Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1937 – endemic to Dominica ^{[1] [3]}
• Pleurodonte guadeloupensis guadeloupensis(Pilsbry, 1889) – Guadeloupe ^[3]
• Pleurodonte guadeloupensis martinensisHovestadt & Neckheim, 2020 – endemic to Saint Martin ^[3]
• Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum(M. Smith, 1911) – Martinique ^[3]

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: ^{[1] [3]}

• Dominica
• Guadeloupe
• Martinique
• Saint Martin

Ecology

This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. ^[1] On Saint Martin, it only occurs in the central part of the island, on the densely wooded hills. ^[3]

References

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

1. Robinson, D. G.; Hovestadt, A.; Fields, A.; Breure, Abraham (2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen. 83 (13): 615–650. Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
2. Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O, eds. (2023). "Pleurodonte guadeloupensis (Pilsbry, 1889)". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 30 September 2023.
3. Hovestadt, A.; Neckheim, C. M. (2020). "A critical checklist of the non-marine molluscs of St. Martin, with notes on the terrestrial malacofauna of Anguilla and Saint-Barthélemy, and the description of a new subspecies" (PDF). Folia Conchyliologica. 57: 1–38.

• Deshayes G.P. , 1839-1851 - Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés par les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles, vol. I, p. 402 pp

External links

• Férussac, A.E.J.P.F. d'Audebard de. (1819–1832). Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés d'après les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles. J.-B. Bailliere, Paris. Tome deuxième, première partie.
• Pilsbry, H. A. (1889–1890). Manual of conchology, structural and systematic, with illustrations of the species. Ser. 2, Pulmonata. Vol. 5: Helicidae, vol. 3. pp 1–216, pls 1–64. Philadelphia, published by the Conchological Section, Academy of Natural Sciences

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