Oestophora ortizi

Oestophora ortizi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Trissexodontidae
Genus:	Oestophora
Species:	O. ortizi
Binomial name
Oestophora ortizi Winter & Ripken, 1991 [2]
Synonyms
Oestophora (Oestophora) ortizi De Winter & Ripken, 1991

Oestophora ortizi is a species of land snail in the family Trissexodontidae. It is endemic to Spain, where it is known only from Andalucia. ^[1]

This snail is generally found in oak woodland habitat on limestone substrates. It lives in dense vegetation, sometimes under rocks. ^[1]

References

1. Arrébola, J. (2011). "Oestophora ortizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T15168A4498627. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T15168A4498627.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. De Winter A. J. & Ripken T. E. J. (1991). "New land snails (Gastropoda Pulmonata) from the Iberian peninsula". Basteria55(1-3): 3-7. Leiden.