Caseolus calvus
Caseolus calvus is a species of small air-breathing land snail, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies.
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| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Eupulmonata clade Stylommatophora informal group Sigmurethra |
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| Subgenus: | Caseolus |
| Species: | C. calvus |
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| Caseolus calvus (R. T. Lowe, 1831) | |
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.[1]
Distribution
This species of land snail lives in Madeira, Portugal.
References
- 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.
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