Pyrenaearia cotiellae

Pyrenaearia cotiellae
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: Pyrenaearia
Species: P. cotiellae
Binomial name
Pyrenaearia cotiellae
Fagot, 1906
Synonyms

Pyrenaeania cotiellae Fagot, 1906 [orth. error]

Pyrenaearia cotiellae is a species of land snail in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. It is endemic to Spain, where it is known only from the Cotiella mountain range in the Spanish Pyrenees.[1]

This snail has been recorded in only one location. Its total range is less than 20 square kilometers. It lives in rocky habitat, hiding in cracks in limestone. It is active when conditions are moist, and inactive in dry or snowy conditions. The population is probably stable, but it may be threatened by habitat alteration caused by climate change.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gomez, B. 2013. Pyrenaearia cotiellae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 09 September 2014.
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