| Caseolus subcalliferus | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Caseolus |
| Species: | C. subcalliferus |
| Binomial name | |
| Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854) | |
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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.
This species is endemic to Porto Santo, Portugal.
Habitat
It lives on upper parts of various plants including Juncus maritimus.
Conservation
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.
References
- ^ Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Caseolus subcalliferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T3998A10282635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3998A10282635.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- 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: July 16, 2017
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| Caseolus subcalliferus | |
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