Huttonella bicolor
Huttonella bicolor is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Streptaxidae.
Distribution
The historical area of origin of Huttonella bicolor is unknown.[2] Gerlach & Bruggen (1999)[2] hypothetized, that its origin is probably Afro-Oriental.[2]
This species occurs in islands and countries including:
References
- ^ Hutton T. (1834). "On the land shells of India". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal Calcutta 3(26): 86 (description); 93 (name).
- ^ a b c d e f Gerlach J. & Bruggen A. C. van (1999). "Streptaxidae Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) of the Seychelles Islands, western Indian Ocean". Zoologische Verhandelingen 328: 1-60. abstract, PDF.
- ^ a b 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
- ^ Santos S. B. dos, Viana T. A. & Fonseca F. C. (2008). "First record of the micro-predator Huttonella bicolor (Hutton, 1834) (Gastropoda, Streptaxidae) on Rio de Janeiro city, Brazil". Biociências, Porto Alegre, 16(2): 145-148. PDF.
- ^ Ramakrishna, Dey A. & Mitra S. C. (PDF created 6 April 2010). "Checklist of Indian Land Mollusca". Zoological Survey of India. accessed 30 June 2010. 65 pp.
- ^ (Spanish) Pérez A. M., Sotelo M., Arana I. & López A. (2008). "Diversidad de moluscos gasterópodos terrestres en la región del Pacífico de Nicaragua y sus preferencias de hábitat". Rev. Biol. Trop. 56(1): 317-332,. PDF
- ^ Sanisic J. (1981). "The carnivorous land snail Gulella (Huttonella) bicolor (Hutton, 1834) in Australia. (Pulmonata: Streptaxidae)". Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia, Melbourne 5: 84-86.
Further reading
- Naggs F. (1989). "Gulella bicolor (Hutton) and its implications for the taxonomy of streptaxids". Journal of Conchology 33: 165-168.
- Stoliczka F. (1871). "Notes on terrestrial Mollusca from the neighbourhood of Moulmein, with descriptions of new species". J. Asiat. Soc. Beng. 40: 143-177.
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