Zophos baudoni
Encyclopedia
Zophos baudoni is a species
of air-breathing land snail
, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Haplotrematidae
.
floor.
It is carnivorous and it feeds on earthworms and immature Pleurodonte
specimens.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Haplotrematidae
Haplotrematidae
Haplotrematidae is a taxonomic family of predatory air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Rhytidoidea.-Distribution:These are North American land snails...
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Distribution
- Guadeloupe - Zophos baudoni was described by Petit de la Saussaye from Guadeloupe.
- Dominica - Robert John Lechmere GuppyRobert John Lechmere GuppyRobert John Lechmere Guppy was a British-born naturalist after whom the guppy is named...
(1868) expressed some doubts whether the Dominican specimens belonged to species Zophos baudoni. Ramnath & Fields (2002) were of the same opinion, considering it possibly new to science.
Ecology
Zophos baudoni lives on the rainforestRainforest
Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions based on a minimum normal annual rainfall of 1750-2000 mm...
floor.
It is carnivorous and it feeds on earthworms and immature Pleurodonte
Pleurodonte
Pleurodonte is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurodontidae.Genus Dentellaria Schumacher, 1817 is considered as a synonym of Pleurodonte by Vera , but Schileyko consider Dentellaria as a separate genus.- Distribution :Distribution of...
specimens.