Abbottella domingoensis

Abbottella domingoensis is a species of operculate land snail in the family Pomatiidae. This species is endemic to the Dominican Republic.[2][1]

Abbottella domingoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Pomatiidae
Genus: Abbottella
Species:
A. domingoensis
Binomial name
Abbottella domingoensis
Bartsch, 1946
Distribution of Abbottella domingoensis. Known range in red.
Synonyms[1]
  • Abbottella moreletiana domingoensis Bartsch, 1946
  • Abbottella moreletiana gabrieli Bartsch, 1946
  • Abbottella moreletiana wetmorei Bartsch, 1946

Distribution

This species is endemic to the Dominican Republic, where it can be found in lowlands below 200 meters in the Rio Yuna valley and its tributaries, from Duarte and Sánchez Ramírez provinces to Hato Mayor provinces, along the eastern end of the Cordillera Septentrional and the northern Cordillera Oriental. Also known as the Sierra de El Seibo, a series of low hills of the Los Ranchos Formation (under 200m) in Monte Plata Province that stretches from the Cordillera Central in the west to the Cordillera Oriental in the east.[3]

Ecology

Members of this species, like the rest of the Annulariidae, are calciphiles who never venture far from limestone outcrops. They are often found in mesic environments.[3]

On karst limestone ridges, this species has been discovered under rocks and debris. Also discovered under debris and ruins in the Boca Chica area of Santo Domingo. It's fairly common in this region.[3][4]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Abbottella domingoensis Bartsch, 1946". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  2. "Molluscabase - Abbottella domingoensis Bartsch, 1946". www.molluscabase.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. WATTERS, G. THOMAS (2013-05-01). "New taxa and distributional notes on Abbottella and related taxa (Gastropoda: Littorinoidea: Annulariidae)". Zootaxa. 3646 (1): 001. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3646.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334.
  4. "Abbottella domingoensis". Allspira. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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