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Abida polyodon

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Abida polyodon
Five shells of Abida polyodon
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Chondrinidae
Genus: Abida
Species:
A. polyodon
Binomial name
Abida polyodon
(Draparnaud, 1801)

Abida polyodon is a species of air-breathing land snails, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.

Geographic distribution

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Aperture of Abida polyodon

Abida polyodon is found in France (the Lower Rhone drainage, Massif Central, and the Eastern Pyrenees), Andorra, and Spain (most of Catalonia and the island of Menorca).[1]

Ecology

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The species can be found sheltering under stones in places with a calcareous substrate. It is also occasionally found on the surface of rocks.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gargominy, O.; Gómez Moliner, B.J. (2011). "Abida polyodon". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156829A5004254. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156829A5004254.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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