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Allognathus graellsianus (L. Pfeiffer 1848)

Allognathus graellsianus

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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. ^ a b c 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. 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.

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Allognathus graellsianus: Brief Summary

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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. 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.

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