Vitrea striata is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Pristilomatidae.[2]

Vitrea striata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Superfamily: Gastrodontoidea
Family: Pristilomatidae
Genus: Vitrea
Species:
V. striata
Binomial name
Vitrea striata
Norris, Paul & Riedel, 1988

Description

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The shell is very small: 1.3-1.5 mm x 3.2-3.7 mm.

The shell is glassy. The first whorls are smooth any shiny. The last whorls are prominently and irregularly striated. The shell contains 5-5.5 slowly increasing step-like whorls with a moderately impressed suture. The upper side is nearly flat, the lower side rounded or with a rather triangular outline. The periphery has a blunt edge in the upper section. The body whorl width is 1.5times that of the penultimate whorl. The umbilicus is very narrow, 1/20 of diameter.[3]

Distribution

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Distribution of Vitrea striata

This species is endemic to Ibiza, Spain. It was found at the foot of cliffs.

References

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  1. ^ Martínez-Ortí, A. (2017). "Vitrea striata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T23031A85575923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T23031A85575923.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vitrea striata Norris, Paul & A. Riedel, 1988. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1001307 on 2023-06-14
  3. ^ AnimalBase: Vitrea striata
  • Norris, A., Paul, C.R.C. & Riedel, A. (1988). The genus Vitrea in Ibiza. Journal of Conchology, 33 (1): 43–48. London.
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017