Ashfordia granulata
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Ashfordia granulata, common name
the "silky snail", is a species
of medium-sized air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae
, the hairy snails and their allies.
This species is sometimes placed in the genus Monacha
and known as Monacha granulata.
with small populations in:
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the "silky snail", is a species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of medium-sized air-breathing land snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
, a terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
, the hairy snails and their allies.
This species is sometimes placed in the genus Monacha
Monacha
Monacha is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.- Distribution :...
and known as Monacha granulata.
Distribution
This species is known to occur mainly in:- Ireland
- Great Britain, England
with small populations in:
- France
- Spain
External links
- Ashfordia granulata at AnimalBase
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