Placostylus fibratus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Bothriembryontidae |
Subfamily: | Placostylinae |
Genus: | Placostylus |
Species: | P. fibratus |
Binomial name | |
Placostylus fibratus Martyn, 1789 | |
Synonyms | |
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