Spirorbula
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Spirorbula is a genus
of air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae
, the hairy snails and their allies.
and Porto Sancto.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, 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 mollusks 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.
Distribution
Distribution of the genus Spirorbula include from MadeiraMadeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
and Porto Sancto.
Species
Species within the genus Spirobula include:- Spirorbula latensSpirorbula latensSpirorbula latens is a species of gastropod in the Hygromiidae family. It is endemic to Portugal.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
- Spirorbula obtectaSpirorbula obtectaSpirorbula obtecta is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Portugal.-References:...
(Lowe, 1831) - type species - Spirorbula squalidaSpirorbula squalidaSpirorbula squalida is a species of gastropod in the Hygromiidae family. It is endemic to Portugal. Its natural habitat is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. . Downloaded on 7 August 2007....
(Lowe, 1852)