Idiomela subplicata

Idiomela subplicata is a species of medium-sized air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropods in the family Helicidae, the typical snails.[2]

Idiomela subplicata

Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Helicoidea
Family:
Helicidae
Genus:
Idiomela
Species:
I. subplicata
Binomial name
Idiomela subplicata
Sowerby, 1824

This species is endemic to the Madeira archipelago, Portugal, where it only occurs on the islet Ilhéu de Baixo off Porto Santo Island.[1]

It is mentioned in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive.

References
  1. Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Idiomela subplicata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T10789A3216278. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T10789A3216278.en.
  2. Idiomela subplicata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 10 January 2019.

Further reading
  • T. D. A. Cockerell: The anatomy and relationships of Helix sublicata, Sowerby. - J. Mollus. Stud. 1921 14: 191-195.


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