Canariella leprosa is a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Canariellidae, the hairy snails and their allies. This species is endemic to Tenerife, Canary Islands.

Canariella leprosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Stylommatophora
Family: Canariellidae
Genus: Canariella
Species:
C. leprosa
Binomial name
Canariella leprosa
(Shuttleworth, 1852)
Synonyms

Helix leprosa Shuttleworth, 1852

Its status as a species is uncertain. It may be a subspecies (C. h. leprosa) of Canariella hispidula.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Groh, K. & Alonso, M.R. (2020) [amended version of 2011 assessment]. "Canariella leprosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T3736A176118553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T3736A176118553.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Canariella hispidula leprosa (Shuttleworth, 1852). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10509739