Idiomela subplicata

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Idiomela subplicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Helicidae
Genus: Idiomela
Species:
I. subplicata
Binomial name
Idiomela subplicata
Sowerby, 1824

Idiomela subplicata is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Helicidae, the typical snails. [2]

This species is endemic to the Madeira archipelago, Portugal, where it only occurs on the islet Ilhéu de Baixo off Porto Santo Island. [1]

It is mentioned in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.

References

  1. 1 2 Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Idiomela subplicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T10789A3216278. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T10789A3216278.en . Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. Idiomela subplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 January 2019.

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