Geomitra grabhami

Geomitra grabhami is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.

Geomitra grabhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Geomitridae
Genus:
Geomitra
Species:
G. grabhami
Binomial name
Geomitra grabhami
(Wollaston, 1878)[2]
Synonyms

Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878

Geomitra grabhami has been considered to be extinct,[3] however live specimens have been found in 2008 and 2013.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal.[1]

References
  1. Teixeira, D.; Cameron, R.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2018). "Geomitra grabhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T156368A144802430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T156368A144802430.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Wollaston T. V. (1878) Testacea Atlantica, or the land and freshwater shells of the Azores, Madeira, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena. page 196. .
  3. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.


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