Caseolus calvus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Geomitridae
Genus:
Caseolus
Subgenus:
Caseolus
Species:
C. calvus
Binomial name
Caseolus calvus
(R. T. Lowe, 1831)

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.

Subspecies

  • 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

This species of land snail lives in Madeira, Portugal.

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.


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