Geomitra grabhami

Geomitra grabhami
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Geomitra
Species: G. grabhami
Binomial name
Geomitra grabhami
(Wollaston, 1878)[2]
Synonyms

Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878

Geomitra grabhami is an extinct species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.

Geomitra grabhami is considered to be extinct.[1]

Distribution

This species was endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 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.
  2. 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. .


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