Canariella leprosa is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Canariellidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands.
| Canariella leprosa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Canariellidae |
| Genus: | Canariella |
| Species: | C. leprosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Canariella leprosa (Shuttleworth, 1852)
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| Synonyms | |
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Helix leprosa Shuttleworth, 1852 | |
Its status as a species is uncertain. It may be a subspecies (C. h. leprosa) of Canariella hispidula.[2]
References
edit- ^ Groh, K. & Alonso, M.R. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Canariella leprosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T3736A176118553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T3736A176118553.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Canariella hispidula leprosa (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10509739
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