Pyrenaearia carascalensis

Pyrenaearia carascalensis is a species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.^[2]

Subspecies

• Pyrenaearia carascalensis carascalensis (Michaud, 1831)
• Pyrenaearia carascalensis transfuga (Fagot, 1885)

Pyrenaearia carascalensis
Shell of Pyrenaearia carascalensis (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Order:	Stylommatophora
Family:	Hygromiidae
Genus:	Pyrenaearia
Species:	P. carascalensis
Binomial name
Pyrenaearia carascalensis (Michaud, 1831)
Synonyms
Helix carascalensis Michaud, 1831 · (original combination) Pyrenaearia velascoi (Hidalgo, 1867)

Description

The size of the snail attains 13.2 mm. Pyrenaearia carascalensis exhibits the typical morphological features of the genus, including a small to medium-sized shell that is usually globose to slightly depressed in shape. The shell surface is generally finely ribbed or striated, with coloration varying from pale to darker shades of brown or gray.^[3]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Spain and is found in Carascal (Aragon).