Abida ateni
| Abida ateni | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Chondrinidae |
| Genus: | Abida |
| Species: | A. ateni |
| Binomial name | |
| Abida ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Abida ateni is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.[1][3]
Geographic distribution
A. ateni is endemic to France, where it occurs only at three locations in the Aspe valley, in the Western Pyrenees (Pyrénées-Atlantiques).[1]
Ecology
A. ateni is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone in valley habitats at 300–400 m altitude.[1][3]
Conservation
A. ateni is listed as vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. The species is protected under the French law; however, there is no specific conservation plan for it.[1][4]
See also
List of non-marine molluscs of Metropolitan France
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Gargominy, O. (2013). "Abida ateni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ↑ "Abida ateni E. Gittenberger, 1973 - Taxonomy". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- 1 2 Welter-Schultes, F. (2013). "Species summary for Abida ateni". AnimalBase. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ↑ "Arrêté du 23 avril 2007 fixant les listes des mollusques protégés sur l'ensemble du territoire et les modalités de leur protection" (in French). Légifrance. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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