Caseolus subcalliferus

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Caseolus subcalliferus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Geomitridae
Genus: Caseolus
Species:
C. subcalliferus
Binomial name
Caseolus subcalliferus
(Reeve, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Caseolus (Caseolus) subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854) · alternate representation
  • Caseolus (Caseolus) subcalliferus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854) (superseded combination)

Caseolus subcalliferus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geometridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[2]

This species is endemic to Porto Santo, Portugal.

Habitat

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It lives on upper parts of various plants including Juncus maritimus.[1]

Conservation

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The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss, mainly from land-use management or fire, but also habitat degradation due to introduction of invasive plants.[1]

References

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  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049974 on 2022-07-21
  • Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: 16 July 2017

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