Leiostyla cassida
| Leiostyla cassida | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Stylommatophora clade Orthurethra |
| Superfamily: | Pupilloidea |
| Family: | Lauriidae |
| Genus: | Leiostyla |
| Species: | L. cassida |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiostyla cassida | |
Leiostyla cassida is a species of small, air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Lauriidae.
This species is endemic to Portugal. This species is mentioned in Annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.
This is one of several species sometimes referred as the Madeiran land snail.
References
- Mollusc Specialist Group 1996. Leiostyla cassida. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
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