Pleurodonte guadeloupensis | |
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Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
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clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
Family: | Pleurodontidae |
Genus: | Pleurodonte |
Species: | P. guadeloupensis |
Binomial name | |
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis |
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Synonyms | |
Helix badia |
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Helix badia
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
This is the smallest Pleurodonte species on Dominica. It has a velvety periostracum on the shell surface.
The distribution of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis consists of:
This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas.
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