Helix figulina
| Helix figulina | |
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| Drawing of a Helix figulina shell by Rossmässler, 1839. Locatality is most likely Greece or Dalmatia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Subfamily: | Helicinae |
| Tribe: | Helicini |
| Genus: | Helix |
| Species: | H. figulina |
| Binomial name | |
| Helix figulina Rossmässler, 1839[1][2][3] | |
Helix figulina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
Description
The shells of this species are dirty white to yellow-brownish in color, usually 21-27×20-26 mm in size. Large shells are about 29-31×29-30 mm.[4]
Distribution
This species is present in Greece, Bulgaria and the Republic of Macedonia,[5] except, perhaps, the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea, where only empty shells of the species have been found, suggesting a recent extinction in the area.[6] There have been reports of the species in western Turkey, however, it seems that these are actually Helix nucula, a related and similar species.
Habitat
This land snail is found in a variety of habitats including dry, open, shrub-land areas. It ranges from coastal areas (dunes) up to 700 m above sea level. On the continent, it lives only in areas where there is enough soil, as it is a soil-dwelling species, and sometimes buries deep into the soil. In southwest Bulgaria it lives at altitudes of up to 700 m.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Neubert, E. & Triantis, K. 2011. Helix figulina. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 July 2013.
- ↑ Fauna Europaea — Helix figulina
- ↑ European Environment Agency — Helix figulina
- 1 2 AnimalBase :: Helix Figulina
- ↑ Fauna Europaea — European Distribution Map of Helix Figulina (Java required)
- ↑ IUCN Red List — Distribution Map of Helix figulina
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