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Xerogyra spadae

Synonyms: Candidula spadae; Helix bathyomphala (heterotypic); Helix destituta (heterotypic); Helix spadae (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Candidula spadae is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. The generic name Candidula signifies "rather whitish" in Latin language. In specific name spadae, "Spada's", Pietro Calcara commemorated Giovanni Jacopo Spada (1680 — 1774), an Italian naturalist and pioneering geologist of Verona.
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Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Xerogyra spadae

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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0