Trochoidea elegans
Trochoidea elegans is a species of European air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[1][2][3] [4]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Trochoidea |
| Species: | T. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin, 1791) | |
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Distribution
Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:[1][2][3]
- Great Britain
- France
- Belgium
- Germany
- Spain
- Italy, including Sardinia
References
- Gargominy, O. (2011). "Trochoidea elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156727A4988705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156727A4988705.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Taxon Details: Trochoidea (Trochoidea) elegans (Gmelin 1791)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Trochoidea elegans". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426413 on 2022-08-05
- Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp
External links
- Image of a large group of shells at:
- Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae
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