Geomitra grabhami

Geomitra grabhami is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Geomitra grabhami
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:
Geomitridae
Genus:
Geomitra
Species:
G. grabhami
Binomial name
Geomitra grabhami
(Wollaston, 1878)[2]
Synonyms

Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878

Geomitra grabhami has been considered to be extinct,[3] however live specimens have been found in 2008 and 2013.[1]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal.[1]

References
  1. Teixeira, D., Cameron, R., Groh, K. & Seddon, M.B. 2018. Geomitra grabhami. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T156368A107734630. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T156368A107734630.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2018.
  2. Wollaston T. V. (1878) Testacea Atlantica, or the land and freshwater shells of the Azores, Madeira, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena. page 196. .
  3. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.


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