Allognathus [SEP] parent taxon
Allognathus
Allognathus is a genus of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Helicidae, the true snails. The genus is endemic to the Balearic Islands (Western Mediterranean) being present in all major islands and in several small islets. The genus colonized the archipelago from the south-eastern Iberian Peninsula during the Middle Miocene, throughout a land-bridge connection. The different species belonging to "Allognathus" live in crevice rocks or under stones.
For some authors, "Allognathus" include two
subgenus, "Allognathus s. str.", that is monospecific, and "Iberellus" Hesse 1908, that includes at least two species.
Species.
Species within the genus "Allognathus" include:
- "Allognathus campanyonii" (Rossmässler, 1839)
- "Allognathus graellsianus" (Pfeiffer, 1848) - type species
- "Allognathus hispanicus" (Rossmässler, 1838)
References.
- Bank, R. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update