Plebecula giramica

Plebecula giramica
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Geomitridae
Genus:	Plebecula
Species:	P. giramica
Binomial name
Plebecula giramica Lowe, 1852
Synonyms
Actinella (Plebecula) giramica(R. T. Lowe, 1852) superseded combination Actinella giramica(R. T. Lowe, 1852) superseded combination Helix (Plebecula) giramicaR. T. Lowe, 1852 (basionym)

Plebecula giramica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae. ^[2]

This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and temperate grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. ^[3]

References

1. Seddon, M.B.; Abreu, C. (2011). "Actinella giramica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T505A13057229. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T505A13057229.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Plebecula giramica (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1575134 on 2022-07-21
3. M.B. Seddon, C. Abreu (2010). "Actinella giramica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010. Retrieved 1 October 2018.

External links

• Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London
• Media related to Plebecula giramica at Wikimedia Commons