Trochoidea elegans explained

Trochoidea elegans is a species of European air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Distribution

This species is known to occur in a number of European countries and islands including:^{[1] [2]}

• Great Britain
• France
• Belgium
• Germany
• Spain
• Italy, including Sardinia

References

• Provoost, S.; Bonte, D. (Ed.) (2004). Animated dunes: a view of biodiversity at the Flemish coast [Levende duinen: een overzicht van de biodiversiteit aan de Vlaamse kust]. Mededelingen van het Instituut voor Natuurbehoud, 22. Instituut voor Natuurbehoud: Brussel, Belgium. ISBN 90-403-0205-7. 416, ill., appendices pp

External links

• Image of a large group of shells at: http://elrincondelmalacologo.iespana.es/Repetidas/Terrestres/Trochoidea%20elegans.jpg
• Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae

Notes and References

1. Web site: Taxon Details: Trochoidea (Trochoidea) elegans (Gmelin 1791). https://web.archive.org/web/20140814144754/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=429220. dead. August 14, 2014. Fauna Europaea. 14 August 2014.
2. Web site: Species summary for Trochoidea elegans. Welter Schultes, F.. AnimalBase. SUB Göttingen. 14 August 2014.
3. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Trochoidea elegans (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=426413 on 2022-08-05