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.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Order: | Stylommatophora |
Family: | Geomitridae |
Genus: | Caseolus |
Species: | C. calvus
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Binomial name | |
Caseolus calvus (R. T. Lowe, 1831)
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Subspecies
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.