Pleurodonte guadeloupensis

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis
	Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura; clade Panpulmonata; clade Eupulmonata; clade Stylommatophora; informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:	Helicoidea
Family:	Pleurodontidae
Genus:	Pleurodonte
Species:	P. guadeloupensis
Binomial name
	Pleurodonte guadeloupensis;
Synonyms[1]
	Helix badia

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae.

Subspecies

Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1937 - This subspecies is endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica.[1]

This is the smallest Pleurodonte species on Dominica. It has a velvety periostracum on the shell surface.[1]

apertural view of the shell of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis dominicana. The height of the shell is 9.52 mm.

The distribution of Pleurodonte guadeloupensis consists of:

This species is widespread on Dominica and can be found in disturbed habitats and agricultural areas.[1]

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [1]

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

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