Biology:Pleurodonte guadeloupensis

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana.png
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Pleurodontidae
Genus: Pleurodonte
Species:
P. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
(Pilsbry, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Helix (Dentellaria) badia Férussac, 1832 (invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)
  • Helix (Dentellaria) badia var. guadeloupensis Pilsbry, 1889 (basionym)
  • Helix (Helicodonta) badia Férussac, 1832 (invalid: junior homonym of Helix badia Gmelin, 1791)
  • Helix badia Férussac, 1832 (invalid; not Gmelin, 1791)

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurodontidae.[2] It occurs in the Lesser Antilles (the Caribbean).[3]

Subspecies

There are four subspecies:[2]

  • Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1937 – endemic to Dominica[1][3]
  • Pleurodonte guadeloupensis guadeloupensis (Pilsbry, 1889) – Guadeloupe[3]
  • Pleurodonte guadeloupensis martinensis Hovestadt & Neckheim, 2020 – endemic to Saint Martin[3]
  • Pleurodonte guadeloupensis roseolabrum (M. Smith, 1911) – Martinique[3]

Description

This is the smallest Pleurodonte species on Dominica. It has a velvety periostracum on the shell surface.[1]

Apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana. The height of the shell is 9.52 mm.

Distribution

The distribution of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis consists of:[1][3]

  • Dominica
  • Guadeloupe
  • Martinique
  • Saint Martin

Ecology

This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas.[1] On Saint Martin, it only occurs in the central part of the island, on the densely wooded hills.[3]

References

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

  • Deshayes G.P. , 1839-1851 - Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles tant des espèces que l'on trouve aujourd'hui vivantes, que des dépouilles fossiles de celles qui n'existent plus; classés par les caractères essentiels que présentent ces animaux et leurs coquilles, vol. I, p. 402 pp

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q7204772 entry