Pleurodonte josephinae
| Pleurodonte josephinae | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Pleurodonte josephinae. The height of the shell is 12.5 mm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodonte |
| Species: | P. josephinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodonte josephinae (Férussac, 1832) | |
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
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