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Pleurodonte dentiens

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Pleurodonte dentiens
Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte dentiens. The height of the shell is 11.7 mm.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pleurodontidae
Genus: Pleurodonte
Species:
P. dentiens
Binomial name
Pleurodonte dentiens
(Férussac, 1822)
Synonyms[1]

Helix dentiens

Pleurodonte dentiens is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.

Distribution

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The distribution of Pleurodonte dentiens includes:

Ecology

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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

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This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]

  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