Abida vergniesiana

Abida vergniesiana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.[1][2][3]

Abida vergniesiana
Shell of Abida vergniesiana (specimen at MNHN, Paris)

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. vergniesiana
Binomial name
Abida vergniesiana
(Küster, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Abida pyrenaearia vergniesiana (Küster, 1847)
  • Pupa provida Westerlund, 1902
  • Pupa vergniesiana Küster, 1847[2][3]

Geographic distribution

The native distribution of A. vergniesiana is restricted to France, where it occurs in the upper Garonne catchment in Ariège, and Andorra.[1]

Ecology

A. vergniesiana is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone.[1]

See also

References
  1. Gargominy, O. (2013). "Abida vergniesiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  2. "Abida vergniesiana (Küster, 1847) - Taxonomy". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. "Taxon details: Abida vergniesiana (Küster, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 June 2014.


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