Allognathus graellsianus

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Allognathus graellsianus is a species of land snail in the family Helicidae, the true snails. It is endemic to Mallorca, one of Spain's Balearic Islands.[1] This taxa is the type species of the genus Allognathus.

The snail lives in cracks in rocks and walls and is only active when it rains.[1]

Description

A. graellsianus presents a thin globose shell. It has from 4 to 4 ½ whorls of fast growth, showing 5 bands well separated and usually discontinued. The aperture is oval-rounded with a reddish brown reflected peristome. The umbilicus is completely closed.[2]

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Allognathus graellsianus Escorca (Mallorca). Scale bar 1 cm.

Distribution

The species is distributed along northwestern Tramuntana Mountains (western Mallorca), cohabiting in many localities with A. hispanicus.

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