Leptinaria unilamellata
Leptinaria unilamellata is a species of tropical, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Achatinidae.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | L. unilamellata |
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| Leptinaria unilamellata (d’Orbigny, 1837) | |
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Tornatellina (Leptinaria) lamellata Potiez & Michaud | |
Distribution
Leptinaria unilamellata is a widespread species throughout the Caribbean Basin.[2]
The distribution of Leptinaria unilamellata includes:
Ecology
It is generally found in damp leaf litter and under rotten logs in Dominica.[2]
It is ovoviviparous species.[3]
References
This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference.[2]
- Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- 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
- Carvalho C. De M., Da Silva J. P., Mendonça C. L. F.; Bessa E. C. De A. & D'ávila S. (2009). "Life history strategy of Leptinaria unilamellata (d'Orbigny, 1835) (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Subulinidae)". Invertebrate Reproduction & Development 53(4): 211-222. doi:10.1080/07924259.2009.9652307.
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