Geomitra grabhami
Appearance
Geomitra grabhami | |
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(unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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Species: | G. grabhami
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Geomitra grabhami | |
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Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878 |
Geomitra grabhami is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.
Geomitra grabhami has been considered to be extinct,[3] however live specimens have been found in 2008 and 2013.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Teixeira, D., Cameron, R., Groh, K. & Seddon, M.B. 2018. Geomitra grabhami. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T156368A107734630. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T156368A107734630.en. Downloaded on 28 December 2018.
- ^ Wollaston T. V. (1878) Testacea Atlantica, or the land and freshwater shells of the Azores, Madeira, Salvages, Canaries, Cape Verdes, and Saint Helena. page 196. [1].
- ^ Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union’s 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.