Abida ateni

Abida ateni
Preserved shell
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Chondrinidae
Genus:	Abida
Species:	A. ateni
Binomial name
Abida ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973
Synonyms
Abida secale ateni(Draparnaud, 1801) Abida secale ateniE. Gittenberger, 1973 [2]

Abida ateni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae. ^{[1] [3]}

Geographic distribution

A. ateni is endemic to France, where it occurs only at three locations in the Aspe valley, in the Western Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques). ^[1]

Ecology

A. ateni is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone in valley habitats at 300–400 m altitude. ^{[1] [3]}

Conservation

A. ateni is listed as vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The species is protected under the French law; however, there is no specific conservation plan for it. ^{[1] [4]}

See also

• List of non-marine molluscs of Metropolitan France

References

1. Gargominy, O. (2011). "Abida ateni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T190498A8801743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T190498A8801743.en . Retrieved 6 September 2021.
2. "Abida ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973 - Taxonomy". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle . Retrieved 17 June 2014.
3. Welter-Schultes, F. (2013). "Species summary for Abida ateni". AnimalBase . Retrieved 17 June 2014.
4. "Arrêté du 23 avril 2007 fixant les listes des mollusques protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire et les modalités de leur protection" (in French). Légifrance . Retrieved 17 June 2014.