Biology:Bradybaena bouryi

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Short description: Species of snail

Bradybaena bouryi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Bradybaenidae
Genus: Bradybaena
Species:
B. bouryi
Binomial name
Bradybaena bouryi
de Morgan, 1885
Synonyms

Petasia bouryi de Morgan, 1885

Bradybaena bouryi is a species of snail native within the country of Malaysia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Description

B. bouryi is described as having a white, smooth, small, and flat shell with a very distinct linear whorl pattern. The body is about 3 mm in height and 3 mm in width.[3][5]

Diet

B. bouryi is known to feed by grazing on detritus, as seen throughout the Helicoidei infraorder.[1][2]

Distribution and habitat

B. bouryi is native to the Malay Peninsula in Asia, living in a terrestrial habitat.[1][2][4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q106240593 entry