Caseolus calvus

Caseolus calvus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Caseolus
Species:
C. calvus
Binomial name
Caseolus calvus
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)

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

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  • 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

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This species of land snail lives in Madeira, Portugal.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.