Pyrenaearia carascalensis

Pyrenaearia carascalensis
	Shell of Pyrenaearia carascalensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Hygromiidae
Genus:	Pyrenaearia
Species:	P. carascalensis
Binomial name
	Pyrenaearia carascalensis; (Michaud, 1831)
Synonyms
	Helix carascalensis Michaud, 1831 · (original combination); Pyrenaearia velascoi (Hidalgo, 1867);

Pyrenaearia carascalensis is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[2]

Subspecies

Pyrenaearia carascalensis carascalensis (Michaud, 1831)
Pyrenaearia carascalensis transfuga (Fagot, 1885)

Description

The size of the snail attains 13.2 mm. Pyrenaearia carascalensis exhibits the typical morphological features of the genus, including a small to medium-sized shell that is usually globose to slightly depressed in shape. The shell surface is generally finely ribbed or striated, with coloration varying from pale to darker shades of brown or gray.^[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Spain and is found in Carascal (Aragon).

References

^ Gómez Moliner, B.J. (2011). "Pyrenaearia velascoi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T18955A8746993. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T18955A8746993.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Pyrenaearia carascalensis (Michaud, 1831). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1003438 on 2022-03-17
^ Caro, Amaia; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín Juan; Madeira, María José (1 March 2019). "Integrating multilocus DNA data and 3D geometric morphometrics to elucidate species boundaries in the case of Pyrenaearia (Pulmonata: Hygromiidae)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 132: 194–206. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2018.12.007. ISSN 1055-7903.

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