Leiostyla ferraria

Leiostyla ferraria is a species of land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.[1]

Leiostyla ferraria
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. ferraria
Binomial name
Leiostyla ferraria
Lowe, 1852

The range of this species is limited to two hills on the western end of the island. It lives in leaf litter and rock cracks in grassland habitat. Its range is not protected, but there are few immediate threats to the habitat and the population is thought to be stable.[1]

References
  1. Seddon, M. B. 2013. Leiostyla ferraria. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 02 September 2014.


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