Hystricella bicarinata
| Hystricella bicarinata | |
|---|---|
| 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: | Hygromiidae |
| Genus: | Hystricella |
| Species: | H. bicarinata |
| Binomial name | |
| Hystricella bicarinata (Sowerby, 1824) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Discula bicarinata | |
Hystricella bicarinata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. Two subspecies are recognised, one extant and one known only as a fossil.
This species is endemic to Madeira,on the island of Porto Santo in Portugal. They are terrestrial and are found under rocks in grasslands. They have a very limited range, confined to about ten square kilometers but are abundant within that area.
References
- ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). Discula bicarinata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 6 August 2007.
- ↑ Mollusc Specialist Group (1996). "Hystricella bicarinata". In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 15 June 2010.
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