Platyla foliniana

Platyla foliniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
informal group Architaenioglossa
Superfamily: Cyclophoroidea
Family: Aciculidae
Genus: Platyla
Species: P. foliniana
Binomial name
Platyla foliniana
(Nevill, 1879)

Platyla foliniana is a species of very small land snail in the family Aciculidae. It is endemic to France, where it is known only from Alpes-Maritimes.[1]

This species lives mainly in moist deciduous forest habitat under leaf litter and ivy. It may also occur in drier habitat with a Mediterranean climate. Little is known about the life history of the species; it is mainly recorded from dead specimens. These have been found at only four locations within a total range of 16 square kilometers. Increasing urbanization in the area may be a threat to the species.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Gargominy, O. 2013. Platyla foliniana. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 03 September 2014.
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