Abida ateni

Abida ateni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.[1][3]

Abida ateni
Preserved shell
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. ateni
Binomial name
Abida ateni
E. Gittenberger, 1973
Synonyms
  • Abida secale ateni (Draparnaud, 1801)
  • Abida secale ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973[2]

Geographic distribution

A. ateni is endemic to France, where it occurs only at three locations in the Aspe valley, in the Western Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).[1]

Ecology

A. ateni is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone in valley habitats at 300–400 m altitude.[1][3]

Conservation

A. ateni is listed as vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The species is protected under the French law; however, there is no specific conservation plan for it.[1][4]

See also

List of non-marine molluscs of Metropolitan France

References
  1. Gargominy, O. (2013). "Abida ateni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Abida ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973 - Taxonomy". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. Welter-Schultes, F. (2013). "Species summary for Abida ateni". AnimalBase. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  4. "Arrêté du 23 avril 2007 fixant les listes des mollusques protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire et les modalités de leur protection" (in French). Légifrance. Retrieved 17 June 2014.


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