Polydontes acutangula
Polydontes acutangula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Sagdidae.
| Polydontes acutangula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Sagdidae |
| Genus: | Polydontes |
| Species: | P. acutangula |
| Binomial name | |
| Polydontes acutangula (Burrow, 1815) | |
Distribution
This species occurs in Puerto Rico.
Life cycle
The size of the animal is about 45 mm. The size of the egg is 9.6 × 7.6 mm.[1]
References
- Heller J.: Life History Strategies. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited page: 428.
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