Chondrina
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Chondrina is a genus in the land snail family Chondrinidae. It consists of about 26 species, all restricted to the West Palaearctic. Centers of species diversity are found on the Iberian peninsula, in northern Italy and on the Balkans. The species are restricted to calcareous rocks and occur only on vertical, exposed rock faces.
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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