Abida occidentalis

Abida occidentalis is a species of land snail in the family Chondrinidae.

Abida occidentalis
Shell of Abida occidentalis (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Chondrinidae
Genus:
Abida
Species:
A. occidentalis
Binomial name
Abida occidentalis
(Fagot, 1888)

Geographic distribution

Abida occidentalis is found in France on northern slopes of the Pyrenees, as well as in a few locations in Andorra and Catalonia.[1]

Ecology

The species can be found living on limestone.[1]

References
  1. Gargominy, O. (2011). "Abida occidentalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156823A5003633. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156823A5003633.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.


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