Amphorella cimensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Achatinoidea
Family:
Ferussaciidae
Genus:
Amphorella
Species:
A. cimensis
Binomial name
Amphorella cimensis
Walden, 1983

Amphorella cimensis is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Ferussaciidae.

Distribution and habitat

This species is endemic to Madeira, Portugal, where it is restricted to Porto Santo Island and the adjacent islets of Cal and Cima. The survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss and degradation, especially because of tourism development around coastal bays of Porto Santo. The recent programmes of both eradication of rabbits and removal of introduced plants have led to major improvements in the habitats on Cal and Cima.[1] This snail can be found on bare earth beneath stones and logs.

References

  1. 1 2 Teixeira, D.; Cameron, R.; Groh, K.; Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Amphorella cimensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T171511A85579448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T171511A85579448.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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