Class Gastropoda Family Hygromiidae | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Helicoidea Genus Hystricella Rank Species | |
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Hystricella bicarinata is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. Two subspecies are recognised, one extant and one known only as a fossil.
This species is endemic to Madeira,on the island of Porto Santo in Portugal. They are terrestrial and are found under rocks in grasslands. They have a very limited range, confined to about ten square kilometers but are abundant within that area.
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