Tamayoa decolorata
| Tamayoa decolorata | |
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| A live individual of Tamayoa decolorata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Suborder: | Scolodontina |
| Family: | Scolodontidae |
| Genus: | Tamayoa |
| Species: | T. decolorata |
| Binomial name | |
| Tamayoa decolorata (Drouët, 1859) | |
Tamayoa decolorata is a species of air-breathing land snail,a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Scolodontidae.
Distribution
The distribution of Tamayoa decolorata includes:
- Jamaica[1]
- Guadeloupe[1]
- Dominica[1] This species is probably an introduced one in Dominica, as it was found only in disturbed habitats.[1]
- Martinique[2]
- Barbados[1]
- Saint Vincent[1]
- Tobago[1]
- Trinidad[1]
- French Guiana[1]
- Brazil[1]
References
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This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference[1]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Robinson D. G., Hovestadt A., Fields A. & Breure A. S. H. (July 2009). "The land Mollusca of Dominica (Lesser Antilles), with notes on some enigmatic or rare species". Zoologische Mededelingen 83 http://www.zoologischemededelingen.nl/83/nr03/a13 Archived 2011-10-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique" Archived 2010-11-03 at the Wayback Machine. accessed 3 January 2011.