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Caseolus subcalliferus

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.

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Caseolus subcalliferus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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  • Caseolus (Caseolus) subcalliferus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854) (superseded combination)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

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

References

  1. 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
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: 16 July 2017