Vegrandinia

Vegrandinia
Apertural view of a shell of Vegrandinia trindadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra

Superfamily: Achatinoidea
Family: Subulinidae
Genus: Vegrandinia
Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013[1]
Type species
Vegrandinia trindadensis
(Breure & Coelho, 1976)
Species
  • Vegrandinia trindadensis
Diversity
1 species

Vegrandinia is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Subulinidae. The genus name refers to its small size.[1]

The genus is known from one species that lives on Trindade Island in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. That species may already have become extinct due to the impact of introduced species on the island.[1]

Species

The only species in the genus is Vegrandinia trindadensis (Breure & Coelho, 1976).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Salvador R. B., Cunha C. M. & Simone L. R. L. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the orthalicid land snails (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora) from Trindade Island, Brazil". Journal of Natural History 47(13-14): 949-961. doi: 10.1080/00222933.2012.759290
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