Leiostyla relevata

Leiostyla relevata is a species of small air-breathing land snail in the family Lauriidae. It is endemic to Ilhéu de Baixo, an islet near Porto Santo Island in the Madeira archipelago.[1]

Leiostyla relevata

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. relevata
Binomial name
Leiostyla relevata
(Wollaston, 1878)

This snail is only known from a single site on the wet seaside cliffs of the islet. The population, though small, is likely stable because the island is isolated from most threats.[1]

References
  1. M.B. Seddon (2010). "Leiostyla relevata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010. Retrieved 2018-10-05.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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