Abida (snail)
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Abida is a genus of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial gastropod mollusk in the family Chondrinidae.
[edit] Distribution
This is a European genus. It consists of about 10 species, all but two of which are restricted to the Pyrenees and Cantabrian mountains in France and Spain. Only Abida secale and Abida polyodon occur outside this area.
[edit] Habitat
The species in this genus all are restricted to calcareous rocks.
[edit] External links
A current species list can be found on the Fauna Europaea website. Pictures of some species can be found on this site.
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