Gudeodiscus phlyarius explained

Gudeodiscus phlyarius is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Plectopylidae.

Gudeodiscus phlyarius is the type species of the genus Gudeodiscus.

Distribution

The distribution of Gudeodiscus phlyarius includes Vietnam.[1]

Ecology

It is a ground-dwelling species as all other plectopylid snails in Vietnam.[1]

It co-occur with other plectopylids in Vietnam: with Gudeodiscus anceyi, Gudeodiscus messageri raheemi and with Gudeodiscus villedaryi.[1] Gudeodiscus francoisi, Gudeodiscus giardi, Sicradiscus mansuyi, Gudeodiscus dautzenbergi and Gudeodiscus suprafilaris live at geographically close sites to Gudeodiscus phlyarius.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Páll-Gergely B., Hunyadi A., Ablett J., Luong Van H., Naggs F. & Asami T. (2015). "Systematics of the family Plectopylidae in Vietnam with additional information on Chinese taxa (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Stylommatophora)". ZooKeys 473: 1–118. .