Helix figulina is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Helicidae |
| Genus: | Helix |
| Subgenus: | Pelasga |
| Species: | H. figulina
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Description
editThe shells of this species are dirty white to yellow-brownish in color, usually 21-27×20-26 mm in size. Large shells are about 29-31×29-30 mm.[5]
Distribution
editThis species is present in Greece, Bulgaria and North Macedonia,[6] except, perhaps, the island of Skyros in the Aegean Sea, where only empty shells of the species have been found, suggesting a recent extinction in the area.[7] There have been reports of the species in western Turkey, however, it seems that these are actually Helix nucula, a related and similar species.
Habitat
editThis land snail is found in a variety of habitats including dry, open, shrub-land areas. It ranges from coastal areas (dunes) up to 700 m above sea level. On the continent, it lives only in areas where there is enough soil, as it is a soil-dwelling species, and sometimes buries deep into the soil. In southwest Bulgaria it lives at altitudes of up to 700 m.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Neubert, E.; Triantis, K. (2011). "Helix figulina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T157135A5043871. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T157135A5043871.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Neubert, E. & Triantis, K. 2011. Helix figulina. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 July 2013.
- ^ Fauna Europaea — Helix figulina[dead link]
- ^ European Environment Agency — Helix figulina
- ^ a b AnimalBase :: Helix Figulina
- ^ Fauna Europaea — European Distribution Map of Helix Figulina (Java required)
- ^ IUCN Red List — Distribution Map of Helix figulina
External links
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