Helix nucula

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Helix nucula
Shell of Helix nucula
Shell of Helix nucula from western Crete, near Palaiochora

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Helix
Species:
H. nucula
Binomial name
Helix nucula

Helix nucula is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. According to the malacologist E. Neubert, the taxonomy of this species is rather complex; the species has been confused with Helix figulina, a related species.[1] Scientists who conducted a study using mitochondrial DNA sequences confirmed that H. nucula is a distinct monophyletic species, and within that clade are two lineages that were well distinguished, one from the North African population and the other from southwest Crete (Psonis 2015).[3]

Distribution[]

This land snail mainly inhabits areas near the south and west coasts of Turkey as well as the Aegean Islands of Greece.[4][5] Although its range is mostly limited to areas of Turkey and Greece, in the local language of Crete these snails are sometimes called "barbarésos" or "bárbaros", which might suggest that they came from Barbaria (North Africa).[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Neubert, E.; Triantis, K. (2011). "Helix nucula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T156873A5010470. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156873A5010470.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ Mousson A. (1854). "Coquilles terrestres et fluviatiles, recueillies par M. le Prof. Bellardi dans un voyage en Orient". 3(8): 362-402, page 367.
  3. ^ Psonis, Nikolaos; Vardinoyannis, Katerina; Mylonas, Moisis; Poulakakis, Nikos (2015-02-24). "Evaluation of the taxonomy of Helix cincta (Muller, 1774) and Helix nucula (Mousson, 1854); insights using mitochondrial DNA sequence data". Journal of Natural History. 49 (5–8): 383–392. doi:10.1080/00222933.2013.825023. ISSN 0022-2933.
  4. ^ IUCN Red List, Distribution map of Helix nucula.
  5. ^ Encyclopedia of Life - Helix nucula
  6. ^ AnimalBase :: Helix nucula

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