Orculella critica

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Orculella critica

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Orculidae
Subfamily:
Genus:
Orculella
Species:
O. critica
Binomial name
Orculella critica
(Pfeiffer, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Pupa critica Pfeiffer, 1856
  • Orcula graecus Pilsbry, 1922
  • Pupa turcica Letourneux, 1884

Orculella critica is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Orculidae.[1][2][3]

Geographic distribution[]

O. critica is native to Greece, where it is found in various areas of the mainland and several islands in the Aegean Sea, and Turkey, where it occurs in the country's western coast.[1][2][3]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Triantis, K. (2011). "Orculella critica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T157185A5051679. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157185A5051679.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Taxon Details: Orculella critica (L. Pfeiffer 1856)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Orculella critica". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 17 August 2014.


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