Pleurodonte dentiens | |
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Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte dentiens. The height of the shell is 11.7 mm. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Pleurodontidae |
Genus: | Pleurodonte |
Species: | P. dentiens |
Binomial name | |
Pleurodonte dentiens (Férussac, 1822) | |
Synonyms | |
Helix dentiens |
Pleurodonte dentiens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Pleurodonte dentiens includes:
Ecology
This species is widespread on the Dominica, especially in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. It is suspected to cause feeding damage to various crops.
References
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- ^ 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
Taxon identifiers | |
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Pleurodonte dentiens |
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