Cryptazeca
Encyclopedia
Cryptazeca is a genus
of small air-breathing land snail
s, terrestrial
gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae
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to Cantabrian mountains
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small air-breathing land snail
Land snail
A land snail is any of the many species of snail that live on land, as opposed to those that live in salt water and fresh water. Land snails are terrestrial gastropod mollusks that have shells, It is not always an easy matter to say which species are terrestrial, because some are more or less...
s, terrestrial
Terrestrial animal
Terrestrial animals are animals that live predominantly or entirely on land , as compared with aquatic animals, which live predominantly or entirely in the water , or amphibians, which rely on a combination of aquatic and terrestrial habitats...
gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlicopidae
Cochlicopidae
Cochlicopidae is a taxonomic family of small, air-breathing, land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cochlicopoidea.-Anatomy:...
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Distribution
Distribution of Cryptazeca include southwestern France, northeastern Spain (from western PyrenéesPyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
to Cantabrian mountains
Cantabrian Mountains
The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain.They extend for more than approximately 180 miles across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the edges of the Galician Massif close to Galicia, along the coast of the...
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Species
Species within the genus Crypazeca include:- Cryptazeca elongataCryptazeca elongataCryptazeca elongata is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Gómez, 1990 - Cryptazeca kobeltiCryptazeca kobeltiCryptazeca kobelti is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Gittenberger, 1983 - Cryptazeca monodontaCryptazeca monodontaCryptazeca monodonta is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is found in France and Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
(Folin & Bérillon, 1877) - type species - Cryptazeca spelaeaCryptazeca spelaeaCryptazeca spelaea is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Gómez, 1990 - Cryptazeca subcylindricaCryptazeca subcylindricaCryptazeca subcylindrica is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to France.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
Folin & Bérillon, 1877 - Cryptazeca vasconicaCryptazeca vasconicaCryptazeca vasconica is a species of gastropod in the Cochlicopidae family. It is endemic to Spain.-Source:* Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. . Downloaded on 6 August 2007....
(Kobelt, 1894)