Escargot de Quimper

Escargot de Quimper
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Genus:
Elona

Species:
E. quimperiana
Binomial name
Elona quimperiana
(Férussac, 1821)[3]
Synonyms

Helix quimperiana Férussac, 1821

Elona quimperiana, common name the escargot de Quimper ("Quimper snail"), is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Elonidae.

Elona is a monotypic genus, i.e. it contains only one species, Elona quimperiana. The specific name comes from the city of Quimper in Brittany, France.[4]

This snail is mentioned in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.

  1. ^ Gómez Moliner, B.J.; Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Elona quimperiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T7658A85564390. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T7658A85564390.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ Adams H. & Adams A. (1858). The genera of recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. In three volumes. Vol. II., pp. [1-3], 1-661. London. (Van Voorst).
  3. ^ (in French) Férussac A. E. J. P. J. F. d'Audebard de ([1821-1822]). Tableaux systématiques des animaux mollusques classés en familles naturelles, dans lesquels on a établi la concordance de tous les systèmes; suivis d'un prodrome général pour tous les mollusques terrestres ou fluviatiles, vivants ou fossiles. pp. j–xlvij [= 1–47], [1], 1–110, [1]. Paris, Londres. (Bertrand, Sowerby). Description on page 39.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vialatte was invoked but never defined (see the help page).