Perpolita hammonis
Encyclopedia
Perpolita hammonis is a species
of air-breathing land snail
, a terrestrial
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae
. In modern sources usually classified in the genus Nesovitrea
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of 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...
, a 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...
pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae
Oxychilidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Gastrodontoidea.- Distribution :...
. In modern sources usually classified in the genus Nesovitrea
Nesovitrea
Nesovitrea is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Oxychilidae, the glass snails.-Species:Species within the genus Nesovitrea include:* Nesovitrea binneyana* Nesovitrea dalliana...
.
Distribution
This species is known to occur in a number of countries and islands including:- Czech Republic
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- and other areas