Spirorbula squalida

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Spirorbula squalida
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Spirorbula
Species:
S. squalida
Binomial name
Spirorbula squalida
(R.T. Lowe, 1852)
Synonyms

Helix (Irus) squalidaR. T. Lowe, 1852 (basionym)

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Spirorbula squalida is a species of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies. [2]

This species is endemic to Portugal. Its natural habitat is rocky areas; it is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Spirorbula squalida". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T20649A9217640. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T20649A9217640.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spirorbula squalida (R. T. Lowe, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002479 on 2022-07-22