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Leucocharis porphyrocheila

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Leucocharis porphyrocheila
Shell of Leucocharis porphyrochila (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Bothriembryontidae
Genus: Leucocharis
Species:
L. porphyrocheila
Binomial name
Leucocharis porphyrocheila
Dautzenberg & Bernier, 1901
Synonyms
  • Leucocharis porphyrochila var. rubicunda Dautzenberg, 1902
  • Placostylus (Leucocharis) porphyrochila (Dautzenberg & Bernier, 1901)

Leucocharis porphyrocheila is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Bothriembryontidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 42.2 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species is endemic to New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Leucocharis porphyrochila Dautzenberg & Bernier, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1362676 on 2021-05-06
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