Zarateana

Zarateana
Apertural view of the shell of Zarateana arganica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Zarateana
Chueca et al., 2018
Type species
Zarateana arganica
(Servain, 1880)
Diversity
2 species

Zarateana is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,[1] the hairy snails and their allies.[2] [3]

The genus is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

  1. ^ Chueca, Luis J.; Gómez-Moliner, Benjamín J.; Madeira, María José; Pfenninger, Markus (January 2018). "Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 118: 357–368. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. PMID 29107619.
  2. ^ "Zarateana". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zarateana Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Madeira & Pfenninger, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308909 on 2022-07-31