Biology:Bensonella plicidens
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Short description: Species of land snail
| Bensonella plicidens | |
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| A live Bensonella plicidens | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
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| Subfamily: | Hypselostomatinae
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| Genus: | Bensonella
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| Species: | B. plicidens
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| Binomial name | |
| Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849)
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Pupa plicidens Benson, 1849 (original combination) | |
Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrocoptidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in Japan.[2]
Description
The width of the shell is 2 mm.[2] The aperture of the shell is protruded.[2] There are 13-15 denticles within the aperture about 400 μm from the lip.[2]
Views of a shell of Bensonella plicidens:
Ecology
Potential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa.[2] Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions.[2]
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2016). Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885086 on 2018-01-07
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Wada S. & Chiba S. (2013). "The Dual Protection of a Micro Land Snail against a Micro Predatory Snail". PLoS ONE 8(1): e54123. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0054123.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4890297 entry
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