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Oestophora ortizi

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Species of gastropod

Oestophora ortizi
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Trissexodontidae
Genus: Oestophora
Species: O. ortizi
Binomial name
Oestophora ortizi
Winter & Ripken, 1991
Synonyms

Oestophora (Oestophora) ortizi De Winter & Ripken, 1991

Oestophora ortizi is a species of land snail in the family Trissexodontidae. It is endemic to Spain, where it is known only from Andalucia.

This snail is generally found in oak woodland habitat on limestone substrates. It lives in dense vegetation, sometimes under rocks.

References

  1. ^ Arrébola, J. (2011). "Oestophora ortizi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T15168A4498627. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T15168A4498627.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. De Winter A. J. & Ripken T. E. J. (1991). "New land snails (Gastropoda Pulmonata) from the Iberian peninsula". Basteria 55(1-3): 3-7. Leiden.
Taxon identifiers
Oestophora ortizi


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