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Spirorbula obtecta

Spirorbula obtecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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Spirorbula obtecta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Spirorbula
Species:
S. obtecta
Binomial name
Spirorbula obtecta
(Lowe, 1831)
Synonyms

Helix (Helicella) obtecta R. T. Lowe, 1831

Spirorbula obtecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.2

This species is endemic to Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal.1

References

References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Spirorbula obtecta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T20648A9217403. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T20648A9217403.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spirorbula obtecta (R. T. Lowe, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1002478 on 2022-07-22
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: 16 July 2017.
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