Pleurodonte josephinae

Pleurodonte josephinae is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.

Pleurodonte josephinae
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
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Pleurodontidae
Genus:
Pleurodonte
Species:
P. josephinae
Binomial name
Pleurodonte josephinae
(Férussac, 1832)

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]

  1. 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
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