Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 634 meters (0 to 2,080 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
()
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
()
- Phylum:
Mollusca
()
- (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
()
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
()
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
()
- J.E. Gray, 1840
- Order:
Eupulmonata
()
- Cuvier, in Blainville, 1814
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
()
- (Haszprunar & Huber, 1990)
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
()
- A. Schmidt, 1855
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
()
- Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Camaenidae
()
- Pilsbry, 1895
- Genus:
Pleuroxia
()
- Ancey, 1887
- Specific name:
elfina
- Iredale, 1939
- Scientific name: - Pleuroxia elfina Iredale, 1939
- Specific name:
elfina
- Iredale, 1939
- Genus:
Pleuroxia
(
- Family:
Camaenidae
(
- Superfamily:
Helicoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Stylommatophora
(
- Suborder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Order:
Eupulmonata
(
- Superorder:
Heterobranchia
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Synonyms
Pleuroxia polypleura elfina Iredale
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 31-May-2002
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Members of the genus Pleuroxia
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Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal May 13, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3328760
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: AFD-Pul-3148
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13272878
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 180768
Footnotes
- Mean = 114.100 meters (374.344 feet), Standard Deviation = 135.660 based on 68 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
