Leucocharis porphyrocheila
Shell of Leucocharis porphyrochila (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
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(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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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

The length of the shell attains 42.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to New Caledonia.

References

  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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