Portugala

Portugala
Shell of Portugala inchoata (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Hygromiidae
Subfamily: Leptaxinae
Genus: Portugala
E. Gittenberger, 1980
Species:
P. inchoata
Binomial name
Portugala inchoata
(Morelet, 1845)
Synonyms
  • Helix inchoata Morelet, 1845

Portugala is a monotypic genus of land snails native to the western Iberian Peninsula in Portugal and Galicia (Spain).

It has a single species, Portugala inchoata, which can grow to 15 mm.

References

  1. ↑ Arrébola, J. (2011). "Portugala inchoata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011 e.T156982A5024971. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156982A5024971.en. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Portugala E. Gittenberger, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=996518 on 2022-02-06
  3. ↑ "Portugala inchoata (Morelet, 1845)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Portugala inchoata (Morelet 1845) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2023-10-02.