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

Orculella critica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Orculidae
Genus: Orculella
Species:
O. critica
Binomial name
Orculella critica
(Pfeiffer, 1856)
Synonyms
  • Pupa critica Pfeiffer, 1856
  • Orcula graecus Pilsbry, 1922
  • Pupa turcica Letourneux, 1884

Geographic distribution edit

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]

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References edit

  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. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  3. ^ a b Welter Schultes, F. "Species summary for Orculella critica". AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. Retrieved 17 August 2014.