Lauria fanalensis

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Lauria fanalensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Lauriidae
Genus: Lauria
Species:
L. fanalensis
Binomial name
Lauria fanalensis
(Lowe, 1852)

Lauria fanalensis is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. [2] It is native to Madeira and the Canary Islands (El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera and Tenerife). [1]

This snail occurs in laurisilva habitat, where it lives in moss and lichen on the trunks of laurel trees. There are no immediate threats to the species though there is an extinction threat since 2011. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Lauria fanalensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T11377A3274731. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11377A3274731.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Lauria fanalensis (R. T. Lowe, 1852) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 10 January 2019.


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