Abida
kingdom = Animalia phylum = Mollusca class = Gastropoda order = Stylommatophora family = Chondrinidae genus = AbidaAbida is a genus in the land snail family Chondrinidae. It consists of about 10 species, all but two restricted to the
Pyrenees and
Cantabrian mountains (France/Spain). Only Abida secale and Abida polyodon occur outside this area. The species all are restricted to calcareous rocks.A current species list can be found on the
Fauna Europaea website. Pictures of some species can be found on
this site.
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Abida
or Abi'dah, father of knowledge; knowing, one of the five sons of Midian, who was the son of Abraham by Keturah (1 Chr. 1:33), and apparently the chief of an Arab tribe.