Spirorbula squalida
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Spirorbula 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.
Hygromiidae
Hygromiidae is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Helicoidea.-Anatomy:...
family. It is endemic to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. Its natural habitat
Habitat
* Habitat , a place where a species lives and grows*Human habitat, a place where humans live, work or play** Space habitat, a space station intended as a permanent settlement...
is rocky areas. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Source
- Mollusc Specialist Group 2000. Spirorbula squalida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.