| Pleurodonte dentiens | |
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| Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte dentiens. The height of the shell is 11.7 mm. | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodonte |
| Species: | P. dentiens
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| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodonte dentiens (
Férussac, 1822)
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| Synonyms [1] | |
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Helix dentiens | |
Pleurodonte dentiens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Pleurodonte dentiens includes:
Ecology
This species is widespread on the Dominica, especially in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas. [1] It is suspected to cause feeding damage to various crops. [1]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]
- ^ a b c d e f g 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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