Zarateana Explained

Zarateana is a genus of small, air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae,^[1] the hairy snails and their allies. ^[2]

The genus is endemic to the Iberian Peninsula.

Species

The genus contains two species:

• Zarateana arganica (Servain, 1880) type species
• Zarateana rocandioi (Ortiz de Zárate y López, 1950)

Notes and References

1. Chueca. Luis J.. Gómez-Moliner. Benjamín J.. Madeira. María José. Pfenninger. Markus. January 2018. Molecular phylogeny of Candidula (Geomitridae) land snails inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear markers reveals the polyphyly of the genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. en. 118. 357–368. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.10.022. 29107619.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zarateana Chueca, Gómez-Moliner, Madeira & Pfenninger, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1308909 on 2022-07-31