Caseolus subcalliferus

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Caseolus subcalliferus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Caseolus
Species:
C. subcalliferus
Binomial name
Caseolus subcalliferus
(Reeve, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Caseolus (Caseolus) subcalliferus(Reeve, 1854) · alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Caseolus) subcalliferus subcalliferus(Reeve, 1854) (superseded combination)

Caseolus subcalliferus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geometridae, the hairy snails and their allies. [2]

Contents

This species is endemic to Porto Santo, Portugal.

Habitat

It lives on upper parts of various plants including Juncus maritimus . [1]

Conservation

The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss, mainly from land-use management or fire, but also habitat degradation due to introduction of invasive plants. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Caseolus subcalliferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T3998A10282635. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3998A10282635.en . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ↑ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049974 on 2022-07-21


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