Hystricella bicarinata
Hystricella bicarinata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. Two subspecies are recognised, one extant and one known only as a fossil.[1]
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Species: | H. bicarinata |
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| Hystricella bicarinata (Sowerby, 1824) | |
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This species is endemic to the island of Porto Santo in the Madeira archipelago, Portugal. They are terrestrial and are found under rocks in grasslands. They have a very limited range, confined to about ten square kilometers but are abundant within that area.[1]
References
- Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Hystricella bicarinata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: e.T6724A12800659. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T6724A12800659.en.
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