Abida polyodon
Abida polyodon is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.
Abida polyodon | |
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Five shells of Abida polyodon scale bar in mm | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Chondrinidae |
Genus: | Abida |
Species: | A. polyodon |
Binomial name | |
Abida polyodon (Draparnaud, 1801) | |
Geographic distribution
Abida polyodon is found in France (the Lower Rhone drainage, Massif Central, and the Eastern Pyrenees), Andorra, and Spain (most of Catalonia and the island of Menorca).[1]
Ecology
The species can be found sheltering under stones in places with a calcareous substrate. It is also occasionally found on the surface of rocks.[1]
References
- Gargominy, O.; Gómez Moliner, B.J. (2011). "Abida polyodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156829A5004254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156829A5004254.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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