Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'

Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi' is a species of tropical air-breathing land snail, a pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the subfamily Bulimulinae.

Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'

Critically endangered, possibly extinct  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Suborder: Helicina
Superfamily: Orthalicoidea
Family: Bulimulidae
Subfamily: Bulimulinae
Genus: Bulimulus
Species:
B. sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'
Binomial name
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'

This species is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is tropical dry Scalesia forests on Santa Cruz, an island of the Galápagos archipelago. It is threatened by habitat loss by the expansion of farming.

References

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  1. ^ Parent, C. (2003). "Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44031A10852159. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44031A10852159.en. Retrieved 22 May 2022.