Geomitra grabhami
Species of gastropod
| Geomitra grabhami | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
| 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: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Geomitra |
| Species: | G. grabhami |
| Binomial name | |
| Geomitra grabhami (Wollaston, 1878)[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
| Helix Grabhami Wollaston, 1878 | |
Geomitra grabhami is a species of air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae.
Geomitra grabhami has been considered to be extinct,[3] however live specimens have been found in 2008 and 2013.[1]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Deserta Grande Island, Madeira, Portugal.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Teixeira, D.; Cameron, R.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2018). "Geomitra grabhami". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T156368A144802430. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T156368A144802430.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ 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. [1].
- ^ 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.
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