Pleurodonte josephinae
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Apertural view of a shell of Pleurodonte josephinae. The height of the shell is 12.5 mm. | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. josephinae
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Pleurodonte josephinae (Férussac, 1832)
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Pleurodonte josephinae is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Pleurodonte josephinae includes:
Description
Pleurodonte josephinae differs in shell characters from the typical form described from Guadeloupe.[1] In Dominica thicker- and thinner-shelled forms have been found, which require further research to establish their precise taxonomic relationship.[1]
Ecology
Pleurodonte josephinae lives in damp litter on the ground.[1] This species is generally associated with relatively undisturbed habitats at higher altitudes in Dominica.[1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j 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