Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa
| Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa | |
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| Paratype of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa from the type locality with the shell width about 7 mm. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Streptaxidae |
| Genus: | Perrottetia |
| Species: | P. dermapyrrhosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa Siriboon & Panha, 2013[1]
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Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Streptaxidae.
The specific name dermapyrrhosa is from the Greek “derma” meaning “skin” and “pyrrhos” meaning “red or yellowish-red”.[1]
Distribution
Distribution of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa include Thailand.[1] It is known from the type locality only. The type locality is Wat Tam Namsrithong, Nong Kung Si District, Kalasin Province, Thailand, 16°48′18.0″N 103°16′42.5″E / 16.805000°N 103.278472°E.[1]
Description
This species was described from Thailand in 2013 with a complete information on shell, radula and genitalia.[1] Live specimens exhibit yellowish-red reticulated skin, and reddish tentacular retractor muscles are visible through the semi-transparent body.[1]
The shell has 6–6½ whorls. The width of the shell is 7.4–8.1 mm. The height of the shell is 5.4–6.6 mm.
Digestive system: Teeth of the radula are arranged in anteriorly V-shaped rows.[1]
Reproductive system of Perrottetia dermapyrrhosa was described by Siriboon et al. in detail in 2013.[1]
Ecology
It lives in an isolated limestone hill reaching about 300 meters above mean sea level, and which is surrounded by the Korat Plateau.[1]
Species in the genus Perrottetia are carnivorous.[1]
References
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