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Plectostoma laidlawi

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Plectostoma laidlawi is a small land snail that lives on land and breathes air. It has an operculum, a tiny door that can close the shell for protection. It belongs to the family Diplommatinidae.

Scientific classification:
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Mollusca
- Class: Gastropoda
- Subclass: Caenogastropoda
- Order: Architaenioglossa
- Family: Diplommatinidae
- Genus: Plectostoma
- Species: laidlawi
Binomial name: Plectostoma laidlawi (Sykes, 1902)

Predators: Larvae of the firefly Pteroptyx valida prey on this snail.


This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 15:52 (CET).