Plekocheilus distortus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Amphibulimidae.[1]
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Apertural view of the shell of Plekocheilus distortus. | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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Species: | P. distortus
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Plekocheilus distortus (Bruguière, 1789)
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Eudolichotis distorta |
Distribution
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References
edit- ^ Borrero F. J. & Breure A. S. H. (2011). "The Amphibulimidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Orthalicoidea) from Colombia and adjacent areas". Zootaxa 3054: 1-59. preview.
- ^ Arias C, Sergio, 1952. Algunos moluscos de la región Baruta - EL Hatilllo. Memoria de la Sociedad de Ciencias Naturales La Salle XII(31):47-65
External links
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