Biology:Allognathus graellsianus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Allognathus graellsianus
Allognathus graellsianus shell.jpg
Apertural view of the shell of Allognathus graellsianus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Allognathus
Species:
A. graellsianus
Binomial name
Allognathus graellsianus
(Pfeiffer, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Helix grateloupi Graells, 1846
  • Helix graellsiana Pfeiffer, 1848

Allognathus graellsianus is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is endemic to Mallorca, one of Spain 's Balearic Islands.[1] This taxa is the type species of the genus Allognathus.

The snail lives in cracks in rocks and walls and is only active when it rains.[1]

Description

A. graellsianus presents a thin globose shell. It has from 4 to 4 ½ whorls of fast growth, showing 5 bands well separated and usually discontinued. The aperture is oval-rounded with a reddish brown reflected peristome. The umbilicus is completely closed.[2]

Allognathus graellsianus Escorca (Mallorca). Scale bar 1 cm.

Distribution

The species is distributed along northwestern Tramuntana Mountains (western Mallorca), cohabiting in many localities with A. hispanicus.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gómez Moliner, B.J. (2011). "Allognathus graellsianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T877A13088057. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T877A13088057.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/877/13088057. Retrieved 14 November 2021. 
  2. Chueca, Luis J.; Forés, Maximino; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín J. (2013). "Consideraciones nomenclaturales sobre las especies del género Allognathus (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Helicidae) y estudio anatómico de Allognathus hispanicus tanitianus". Iberus 31: 63–74. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q308003 entry