Abida polyodon

Abida polyodon is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.

Abida polyodon
Five shells of Abida polyodon
scale bar in mm

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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A. polyodon
Binomial name
Abida polyodon
(Draparnaud, 1801)

Geographic distribution

Abida polyodon is found in France (the Lower Rhone drainage, Massif Central, and the Eastern Pyrenees), Andorra, and Spain (most of Catalonia and the island of Menorca).[1]

Ecology

The species can be found sheltering under stones in places with a calcareous substrate. It is also occasionally found on the surface of rocks.[1]

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References

  1. Gargominy, O. & Gomez, B. (2011). "Abida polyodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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