Abida polyodon
Abida polyodon is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.
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| Five shells of Abida polyodon scale bar in mm | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Orthurethra |
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| Species: | A. polyodon |
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| Abida polyodon (Draparnaud, 1801) | |
Geographic distribution
Abida polyodon is found in France (the Lower Rhone drainage, Massif Central, and the Eastern Pyrenees), Andorra, and Spain (most of Catalonia and the island of Menorca).[1]
Ecology
The species can be found sheltering under stones in places with a calcareous substrate. It is also occasionally found on the surface of rocks.[1]
References
- Gargominy, O. & Gomez, B. (2011). "Abida polyodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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