Portugala

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Portugala
Portugala inchoata (MNHN-IM-2000-33306) 001.jpeg
Shell of Portugala inchoata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Subfamily: Leptaxinae
Genus: Portugala
E. Gittenberger, 1980
Species:
P. inchoata
Binomial name
Portugala inchoata
(Morelet, 1845)
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Synonyms [2]
  • Helix inchoataMorelet, 1845

Portugala is a monotypic genus of land snails native to the western Iberian Peninsula in Portugal and Galicia (Spain). [2]

Contents

It has a single species, Portugala inchoata, which can grow to 15 mm. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Arrébola, J. (2011). "Portugala inchoata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T156982A5024971. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156982A5024971.en . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Portugala E. Gittenberger, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996518 on 2022-02-06
  3. "Portugala inchoata (Morelet, 1845)". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. "Portugala inchoata (Morelet 1845) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.