Plectostoma concinnum

Plectostoma concinnum
Atopos slug attacking Plectostoma concinnum by shell-drilling.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Diplommatinidae
Genus: Plectostoma
Species:
P. concinnum
Binomial name
Plectostoma concinnum
(Fulton, 1901)

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

Description

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Variability of shells of Plectostoma concinnum.

Ecology

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

References

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  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.