Biology:Tamayoa decolorata

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Short description: Species of gastropod


Tamayoa decolorata
Tamayoa decolorata.png
A live individual of Tamayoa decolorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
Superfamily:
Family:
Subfamily:
Tamayoinae
Genus:
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[3]
  • Guadeloupe[3]
  • Dominica[3] This species is probably an introduced one in Dominica, as it was found only in disturbed habitats.[3]
  • Martinique[4]
  • Barbados[3]
  • Saint Vincent[3]
  • Tobago[3]
  • Trinidad[3]
  • French Guiana[3]
  • Brazil[3]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-3.0 text from the reference [3]

  1. Tillier S. (1980). "Gastéropodes terrestres et fluviatiles de Guyane Française". Mémoires du Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Série A, Zoologie 118: 1-189, figs 1-124, pls 1-6.
  2. Schileyko A. A. (2000). "Treatise on Recent terrestrial pulmonate mollusks. Part 6. Rhytidae, Chlamydephoridae, Systrophiidae, Haplotrematidae, Streptaxidae, Spiraxidae, Oleacinidae, Testacellidae". Ruthenica, Supplement 2: 731-880, figs 950-1154. page 759.
  3. 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 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
  4. (1 January 2009). "2008 Collecting Trip in Martinique" . accessed 3 January 2011.

Wikidata ☰ Q7680978 entry