Poiretia algira

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Poiretia algira
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Scientific classification
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clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
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P. algira
Binomial name
Poiretia algira
(Bruguière, 1792) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Bulimus algirus Bruguière, 1792

Poiretia algira is a species of land snail in the family Spiraxidae.

Poiretia algira is the type species of the genus Poiretia. [3]

Distribution

Distribution of the genus Poiretia include coastal regions of Algeria. [2]

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References

  1. Bruguière J. G. (1792). Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire naturelle des vers. Tome premier. [ABE-CON]. pp. [1-3], j-xviij [= 1-18], 1-757. Paris. (Panckoucke).
  2. 1 2 "". AnimalBase, accessed 19 January 2011.
  3. "Species in genus Poiretia" (n = 5). AnimalBase, accessed 19 January 2011.