Pleurodonte guadeloupensis

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Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana.png
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
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.

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Subspecies

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. Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana shell.png
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:

Ecology

This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. [1]

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References

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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