Napaeus pygmaeus

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Napaeus pygmaeus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Enidae
Genus: Napaeus
Species:
N. pygmaeus
Binomial name
Napaeus pygmaeus
Ibanez & Alonso, 1993

Napaeus pygmaeus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Enidae. This species is endemic to La Gomera, in the Canary Islands.

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References

  1. Groh, K.; Alonso, M.R. (2011). "Napaeus pygmaeus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011: e.T14342A4433978. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T14342A4433978.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.