Abida bigerrensis

Abida bigerrensis
Six shells of Abida bigerrensis
scale bar is in mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra

Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Chondrinidae
Genus: Abida
Species: A. bigerrensis
Binomial name
Abida bigerrensis
(Moquin-Tandon, 1856)

Abida bigerrensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.

Geographic distribution

Abida bigerrensis is restricted to the central and western Pyrenees in France, and the eastern Cantabrian Mountains in Spain.[1]

Ecology

Abida bigerrensis lives within crevices or under stones in karstic areas. In humid environments it may also be found on the rock surface.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gargominy, O. & Gomez, B. (2013). "Abida bigerrensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.


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