Plectopylis repercussa
Plectopylis bensoni shells
Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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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 repercussa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae.[1]

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

Distribution

This snail occurs in Myanmar.

References

  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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