Pleurodonte dentiens
Pleurodonte dentiens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
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| Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte dentiens. The height of the shell is 11.7 mm. | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | P. dentiens |
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| Pleurodonte dentiens (Férussac, 1822) | |
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Helix dentiens | |
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]
- 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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