Vegrandinia is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Achatinidae.[2] The genus name refers to its small size.[1]
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| Apertural view of a shell of Vegrandinia trindadensis | |
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura |
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| Genus: | Vegrandinia Salvador, Cunha & Simone, 2013[1]
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| Vegrandinia trindadensis (Breure & Coelho, 1976)
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The genus is known from one species that lives on Trindade Island in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. That species may already have become extinct due to the impact of introduced species on the island.[1]
Species edit
The only species in the genus is Vegrandinia trindadensis (Breure & Coelho, 1976).[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Salvador R. B., Cunha C. M. & Simone L. R. L. (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the orthalicid land snails (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora) from Trindade Island, Brazil". Journal of Natural History 47(13-14): 949-961. doi:10.1080/00222933.2012.759290
- ^ Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16, 2017.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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