Bensonella plicidens is a species of very small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Hypselostomatidae.
Distribution This species occurs in Japan.Wada S. & Chiba S. (2013). "The Dual Protection of a Micro Land Snail against a Micro Predatory Snail". PLoS ONE 8(1): e54123. .
Description The width of the shell is 2 mm. The aperture of the shell is protruded. There are 13-15 denticles within the aperture about 400 μm from the lip.
Views of a shell of Bensonella plicidens:
Ecology Potential predators of Bensonella plicidens includes a carnivorous snail Sinoennea iwakawa. Indoennea bicolor is a predator of Bensonella plicidens in laboratory conditions.
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