Pleurodonte josephinae is a species

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 tropical 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...

, a pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurodontidae

Pleurodontidae

Pleurodontidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.This family is classified within the clade Stylommatophora within the clade Eupulmonata...

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Distribution

Distribution of Pleurodonte josephinae include:

• Saint Kitts
  Saint Kitts
  Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts (also known more formally as Saint Christopher Island (Saint-Christophe in French) is an island in the West Indies. The west side of the island borders the Caribbean Sea, and the eastern coast faces the Atlantic Ocean...
  
  
• Nevis
  Nevis
  Nevis is an island in the Caribbean Sea, located near the northern end of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, about 350 km east-southeast of Puerto Rico and 80 km west of Antigua. The 93 km² island is part of the inner arc of the Leeward Islands chain of the West Indies...
  
  
• Montserrat
  Montserrat
  Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the West Indies. This island measures approximately long and wide, giving of coastline...
  
  
• Guadeloupe
• Dominica

Description

Pleurodonte josephinae differs in shell characters from the typical form described from Guadeloupe. In Dominica thicker- and thinner-shelled forms have been found, which require further research to establish their precise taxonomic relationship.

Ecology

Pleurodonte josephinae lives in damp litter on the ground. This species is generally associated with relatively undisturbed habitats at higher altitudes in Dominica.