Trochoidea elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Trochoidea
Species:
T. elegans
Binomial name
Trochoidea elegans
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
  • Helix elegans Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Trochoidea scitula G.J. De Cristofori & G. Jan, 1832
  • Trochoidea solarium A. Risso, 1826
  • Trochoidea terrestris E. Donovan, 1801
  • Trochoidea trochillus J.L.M. Poiret, 1789
  • Trochoidea trochlea L. Pfeiffer, 1846
  • Trochoidea (Trochoidea) elegans (Gmelin, 1791) alternate representation

Trochoidea elegans is a species of European air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[1][2][3][4]

Distribution

Distribution

This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:[1][2][3]

  • Great Britain
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Germany
  • Spain
  • Italy, including Sardinia

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gargominy, O. (2011). "Trochoidea elegans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156727A4988705. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156727A4988705.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Taxon Details: Trochoidea (Trochoidea) elegans (Gmelin 1791)". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on August 14, 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. 1 2 Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Trochoidea elegans". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426413 on 2022-08-05
  • Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp
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