Acanthinula spinifera

Acanthinula spinifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Orthurethra

Superfamily: Pupilloidea
Family: Valloniidae
Genus: Acanthinula
Species: A. spinifera
Binomial name
Acanthinula spinifera
Mousson, 1872

Acanthinula spinifera is a species of minute air-breathing land snail in the family Valloniidae. It is endemic to the Canary Islands.[1]

This snail occurs on Tenerife and La Palma. Little is known about the species, but it is thought to be rare.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Groh, K. & Alonso, R. 2013. Acanthinula spinifera. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.3. Downloaded on 04 April 2015.
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