Overview
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Interesting Facts
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Description
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Habitat
Biome: Terrestrial [1].
Ecology:
An arboreal
species found in moss forests
, this snail inhabits the
axils of Dracaena reflexa
plants
.[1].
List of Habitats
:
- 1 Forest
- 1.6 Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland [more info]
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:
Pulmonata
()
- Superorder:
Eupulmonata
()
- Order:
Stylommatophora
()
- Suborder:
Sigmurethra
()
- Infraorder:
Arionoinei
()
- Superfamily:
Gastrodontoidea
()
- Tryon, 1866
- Family:
Euconulidae
()
- H.B. Baker, 1928
- Genus:
Dupontia
()
- Godwin-Austen, 1908
- Specific name:
levensonia
- Gerlach, 2003
- Scientific name: - Dupontia levensonia Gerlach, 2003
- Specific name:
levensonia
- Gerlach, 2003
- Genus:
Dupontia
(
- Family:
Euconulidae
(
- Superfamily:
Gastrodontoidea
(
- Infraorder:
Arionoinei
(
- Suborder:
Sigmurethra
(
- Order:
Stylommatophora
(
- Superorder:
Eupulmonata
(
- Subclass:
Pulmonata
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Dupontia
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Further Reading
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- Gerlach, J. 2003. New terrestrial Gastropoda (Mollusca) from Seychelles. Phelsuma 11: 39-51.
- Gerlach, J., Matyot, P. and Samways, M.J. 2005. Developing strategies for invertebrate conservation, the case of the Seychelles islands. Phelsuma: 9-12.
- IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 31, 2012.
- Gerlach, J. 2009. Dupontia levensonia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 31January2012.
Identifiers
- IUCN ID: 206320
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 4750538
Footnotes
- Gerlach, J. 2009. Dupontia levensonia. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 31 January 2012. [back]
