| Pleurodonte josephinae | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Pleurodonte josephinae. The height of the shell is 12.5 mm. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Pleurodontidae |
| Genus: | Pleurodonte |
| Species: | P. josephinae |
| Binomial name | |
| Pleurodonte josephinae (Férussac, 1832) | |
Pleurodonte josephinae is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Pleurodonte josephinae includes:
Description
Pleurodonte josephinae differs in shell characters from the typical form described from Guadeloupe. In Dominica thicker- and thinner-shelled forms have been found, which require further research to establish their precise taxonomic relationship.
Ecology
Pleurodonte josephinae lives in damp litter on the ground. This species is generally associated with relatively undisturbed habitats at higher altitudes in Dominica.
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference
- ^ 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
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Pleurodonte josephinae | |