Bensonella plicidens
Appearance
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A live Bensonella plicidens | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | B. plicidens
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Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849)
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Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Vertiginidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.[1]
Description
The width of the shell is 2 mm.[1] The aperture of the shell is protruded.[1] There are 13-15 denticles within the aperture about 400 μm from the lip.[1]
Views of a shell of Bensonella plicidens:
Ecology
Potential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa.[1] Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions.[1]
External links
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