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Bensonella plicidens
A live Bensonella plicidens
Scientific classification
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B. plicidens
Binomial name
Bensonella plicidens
( Benson, 1849)
Synonyms [1]

Pupa plicidens Benson, 1849 (original combination)

Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrocoptidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan. [2]

Description

The width of the shell is 2 mm [2] and the aperture of the shell is protruded. [2] There are 13-15 denticles within the aperture about 400 μm from the lip. [2]

Views of a shell of Bensonella plicidens:

apertural view
left lateral view
right lateral view
detail of the aperture

Ecology

Potential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa. [2] Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions. [2]

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885086 on 2018-01-07
  2. ^ a b c d e f Wada S. & Chiba S. (2013). "The Dual Protection of a Micro Land Snail against a Micro Predatory Snail". PLoS ONE 8(1): e54123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054123.


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Bensonella plicidens
A live Bensonella plicidens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Genus:
Species:
B. plicidens
Binomial name
Bensonella plicidens
( Benson, 1849)
Synonyms [1]

Pupa plicidens Benson, 1849 (original combination)

Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Gastrocoptidae.

Distribution

This species occurs in Japan. [2]

Description

The width of the shell is 2 mm [2] and the aperture of the shell is protruded. [2] There are 13-15 denticles within the aperture about 400 μm from the lip. [2]

Views of a shell of Bensonella plicidens:

apertural view
left lateral view
right lateral view
detail of the aperture

Ecology

Potential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa. [2] Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions. [2]

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2016). Bensonella plicidens (Benson, 1849). In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=885086 on 2018-01-07
  2. ^ a b c d e f Wada S. & Chiba S. (2013). "The Dual Protection of a Micro Land Snail against a Micro Predatory Snail". PLoS ONE 8(1): e54123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054123.



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