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Canariella leprosa

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Canariella leprosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Canariellidae
Genus: Canariella
Species:
C. leprosa
Binomial name
Canariella leprosa
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
Synonyms

Helix leprosa Shuttleworth, 1852

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.

Its status as a species is uncertain. It may be a subspecies (C. h. leprosa) of Canariella hispidula.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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