Abida vergniesiana is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Chondrinidae.[1][2][3]

Abida vergniesiana
Shell of Abida vergniesiana (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Chondrinidae
Genus: Abida
Species:
A. vergniesiana
Binomial name
Abida vergniesiana
(Küster, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Abida pyrenaearia vergniesiana (Küster, 1847)
  • Pupa provida Westerlund, 1902
  • Pupa vergniesiana Küster, 1847[2][3]

Geographic distribution

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The native distribution of A. vergniesiana is restricted to France, where it occurs in the upper Garonne catchment in Ariège, and Andorra.[1]

Ecology

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A. vergniesiana is a rock-dwelling species of land snail. It lives on limestone.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Gargominy, O. (2011). "Abida vergniesiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T190499A8801848. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T190499A8801848.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Abida vergniesiana (Küster, 1847) - Taxonomy". National inventory of natural heritage. Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Taxon details: Abida vergniesiana (Küster, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on February 13, 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2014.