Plectopylis repercussa

Plectopylis repercussa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Plectopylidae.[1]

Plectopylis repercussa
Plectopylis bensoni shells
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Plectopylidae
Genus: Plectopylis
Species:
P. repercussa
Binomial name
Plectopylis repercussa
(Gould, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Helix achatina L. Pfeiffer, 1845
  • Helix repercussa Gould, 1856 (original combination)
  • Plectopylis (Plectopylis) bensoni Gude, 1914

Plectopylis bensoni is the type species of the genus Plectopylis. The specific name bensoni is in honour of malacologist William Henry Benson.

Distribution

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This snail occurs in Myanmar.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Plectopylis repercussa (Gould, 1856). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1327859 on 2021-03-09
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