Plentuisa vendia is a species of land snail in the subfamily Helicellinae of the family Geomitridae,[2] the hairy snails and their allies.
| Plentuisa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Infraorder: | Helicoidei |
| Superfamily: | Helicoidea |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Plentuisa Puente & Prieto, 1992[1] |
| Type species | |
| Plentuisa vendia Puente & Prieto, 1992 | |
Distribution
editThis snail is known only from the Picos de Europa range in northern Spain. It has been found at only three locations. There it lives in open, rocky habitat, taking shelter in crevices and under plants. Its entire range is within Picos de Europa National Park, where it receives some protection.[3]
References
edit- ^ Puente, A. I.; Prieto, C. E. (1992). "Plentuisa vendia, a new genus and species from the Picos de Europa (north of the Iberian Peninsula) (Gastropoda: Helicoidea: Hygromiidae)". Journal of Conchology. 34: 159.
- ^ Razkin, Oihana; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juán; Prieto, Carlos Enrique; Martínez-Ortí, Alberto; Arrébola, José Ramón; Muñoz, Benito; Chueca, Luis Javier; Madeira, María José (February 2015). "Molecular phylogeny of the western Palaearctic Helicoidea (Gastropoda, Stylommatophora)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 83: 99–117. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.014. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 25485783.
- ^ a b Gómez Moliner, B.J. (2011). "Plentuisa vendia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T17612A7183957. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T17612A7183957.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Plentuisa vendia. Inventarios Nacionales. Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente.