Helix obruta

Species of gastropod

Helix obruta
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
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:
Helicidae
Genus:
Helix
Species:
H. obruta
Binomial name
Helix obruta
Morelet, 1860

Helix obruta is a species of large, edible, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, which is the typical snail family. This species is endemic to Portugal.

References

  • de Frias Martins, A.M. (2011). "Moreletina obruta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T9845A13021054. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T9845A13021054.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Moreletina obruta
Helix obruta


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