| Caseolus calvus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Caseolus |
| Species: | C. calvus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caseolus calvus (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
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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.
Subspecies
- Caseolus calvus calvus (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
- Caseolus calvus galeatus (R. T. Lowe, 1862)
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
References
- 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.
- 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 Conservation 139: 167-185. Table 2 on the page 173. doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2007.06.012. PDF.