Plectostoma concinnum

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Plectostoma concinnum
Atopos and Plectostoma concinnum.png
Atopos slug attacking Plectostoma concinnum by shell-drilling.
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P. concinnum
Binomial name
Plectostoma concinnum
(, 1901)

Plectostoma concinnum is a species of air-breathing land snail with an operculum, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Diplommatinidae.

Description[]

Variability of shells of Plectostoma concinnum.

Ecology[]

Predators of Plectostoma concinnum include slugs of the genus Atopos.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Liew T.-S. & Schilthuizen M. (2014). "Association between shell morphology of micro-land snails (genus Plectostoma) and their predator’s predatory behaviour". PeerJ 2: e329. doi:10.7717/peerj.329.

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