Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrocoptidae.
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| A live Bensonella plicidens | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Species: | B. plicidens
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| Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849)
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Pupa plicidens Benson, 1849 (original combination) | |
Distribution
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editThe 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]
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Ecology
editPotential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa.[2] Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e f 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
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