Acanthinula spinifera

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Acanthinula spinifera
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Valloniidae
Genus: Acanthinula
Species:
A. spinifera
Binomial name
Acanthinula spinifera
Mousson, 1872

Acanthinula spinifera is a species of minute air-breathing land snail in the family Valloniidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands. [1]

This snail occurs on Tenerife and La Palma. Little is known about the species, but it is thought to be rare. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Groh, K.; Alonso, M.R. (2011). "Acanthinula spinifera". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T59A13065420. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T59A13065420.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.