Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Pupilloidea Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Chondrinidae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Abida secale, Chondrinidae, Abida polyodon, Abida vasconica, Chondrina | ||
Abida is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Chondrinidae.
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Distribution
This is a European genus. It consists of about 10 species, most of which are restricted to the Pyrenees and Cantabrian mountains in France and Spain. Only Abida secale and Abida polyodon occur outside this area.
Species
The species in this genus include:
Habitat
The species in this genus all are restricted to areas with calcareous rocks, i.e. limestone areas.
References
Abida (gastropod) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA