Leiostyla corneocostata

Leiostyla corneocostata is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae known commonly as the Madeiran land snail. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.[1]

Leiostyla corneocostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
clade Orthurethra
Superfamily:
Pupilloidea
Family:
Lauriidae
Genus:
Leiostyla
Species:
L. corneocostata
Binomial name
Leiostyla corneocostata
Wollaston, 1878

This species is limited to a range of about 6 square kilometers on a single island. It lives in coastal habitat in the sea spray zone where it lives in rock cracks and under vegetation. The population is likely stable, but the species is threatened by development of the beach areas near its habitat.[1]

References
  1. Seddon, M. B. 2013. Leiostyla corneocostata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 02 September 2014.


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