Plentuisa
| Plentuisa vendia | |
|---|---|
| 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: | Plentuisa |
| Species: | P. vendia |
| Binomial name | |
| Plentuisa vendia Puente & Prieto, 1992[1] | |
Plentuisa vendia is a species of land snail in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. It is endemic to Spain.[2]
This snail is known only from the Picos de Europa range in northern Spain. It has been found at only three locations. There it lives in open, rocky habitat, taking shelter in crevices and under plants. Its entire range is within Picos de Europa National Park, where it receives some protection.[2]
References
- ↑ Puente, A. I. and C. E. Prieto. (1992). Plentuisa vendia, a new genus and species from the Picos de Europa (north of the Iberian Peninsula) (Gastropoda: Helicoidea: Hygromiidae). Journal of Conchology 34 159.
- 1 2 Gomez, B. 2013. Plentuisa vendia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 09 September 2014.
External links
- (Spanish) Plentuisa vendia. Inventarios Nacionales. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente.
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