Abida attenuata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.[2]

Abida attenuata
Six shells of Abida attenuata
scale bar is in mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Chondrinidae
Genus: Abida
Species:
A. attenuata
Binomial name
Abida attenuata
(Fagot, 1886)

Geographic distribution edit

Abida attenuata is found only in two disjunct populations, one in the Eastern Pyrenees in France, and one in the Basque Country in Spain. [1]

Ecology edit

Abida attenuata is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Gargominy, O. (2011). "Abida attenuata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156905A5014781. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156905A5014781.en. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Abida attenuata (Fagot, 1886). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001798 on 2020-05-04

Sources edit

  • Kerney, M.P., Cameron, R.A.D. & Jungbluth, J-H. (1983). Die Landschnecken Nord- und Mitteleuropas. Ein Bestimmungsbuch für Biologen und Naturfreunde, 384 pp., 24 plates. [Summer or later]. Hamburg / Berlin (Paul Parey). page(s): 292
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017

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