Caseolus subcalliferus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Genus: | Caseolus |
Species: | C. subcalliferus
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Binomial name | |
Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854)
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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.
It lives on upper parts of various plants including Juncus maritimus.[1]
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]