Oestophora ortizi

Oestophora ortizi
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Trissexodontidae
Genus: Oestophora
Species: O. ortizi
Binomial name
Oestophora ortizi
Winter & Ripken, 1991[2]
Synonyms

Oestophora (Oestophora) ortizi De Winter & Ripken, 1991

Oestophora ortizi is a species of land snail in the family Trissexodontidae. It is endemic to Spain, where it is known only from Andalucia.[1]

This snail is generally found in oak woodland habitat on limestone substrates. It lives in dense vegetation, sometimes under rocks.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Arrébola, J. 2013. Oestophora ortizi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 07 September 2014.
  2. De Winter A. J. & Ripken T. E. J. (1991). "New land snails (Gastropoda Pulmonata) from the Iberian peninsula". Basteria 55(1-3): 3-7. Leiden.