Caseolus calvus

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Caseolus calvus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Caseolus
Species:
C. calvus
Binomial name
Caseolus calvus
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)

Caseolus calvus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Geomitridae, the hairy snails and their allies.

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Subspecies

The subspecies Caseolus calvus galeatus (R. T. Lowe, 1862) endemic to Madeira is globally extinct. [2]

Distribution

This species of land snail lives in Madeira, Portugal.

References

  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Caseolus calvus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T156860A5008499. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T156860A5008499.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. Fontaine B., Bouchet P., Van Achterberg K., Alonso-Zarazaga M. A., Araujo R. et al. (2007). "The European union's 2010 target: Putting rare species in focus." Biological Conservation139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi : 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.