Plectopylis repercussa
Species of gastropod
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Plectopylis repercussa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Plectopylidae.[1]
| Plectopylis repercussa | |
|---|---|
| Plectopylis bensoni shells | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Plectopylidae |
| Genus: | Plectopylis |
| Species: | P. repercussa |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectopylis repercussa (Gould, 1856) | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.