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Pleurodonte Hippocastaneum
''Pleurodonte'' is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pleurodontinae of the family Pleurodontidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Pleurodonte Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=870600 on 2021-02-17 The genus ''Dentellaria'' Schumacher, 1817 is considered to be a synonym of ''Pleurodonte'' by Vera (2008), but Schileyko (2006)Schileyko A. A. (2006). "Treatise on recent terrestrial pulmonate molluscs. Part 13. Helicidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, Ammonitellidae, Oreohelicidae, Thysanophoridae". ''Ruthenica'' Suppl. 2: 1765-1906. pages 1820. considered ''Dentellaria'' to be a separate genus. Distribution The distribution of the genus ''Pleurodonte'' includes: * Dominica (4 species)Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleurodonte Guadeloupensis
''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis'' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae. Subspecies * ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana'' Henry Augustus Pilsbry, Pilsbry & Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell, Cockerell, 1937 - This subspecies is endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica. * ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis guadeloupensis'' (Pilsbry, 1889) * ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis martinensis'' Hovestadt & Neckheim, 2020 * ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum'' (M. Smith, 1911) Description This is the smallest ''Pleurodonte'' species on Dominica. It has a velvety periostracum on the shell surface. Distribution The distribution of ''Pleurodonte guadeloupensis'' consists of: * List of non-marine molluscs of Dominica, Dominica Ecology This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. References This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference Robinson D. G. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
