Caseolus subcalliferus is a species of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Geometridae, the hairy snails and their allies.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Geomitridae |
| Genus: | Caseolus |
| Species: | C. subcalliferus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854)
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This species is endemic to Porto Santo, Portugal.
Habitat
editIt lives on upper parts of various plants including Juncus maritimus.[1]
Conservation
editThe survival of this species is threatened by habitat loss, mainly from land-use management or fire, but also habitat degradation due to introduction of invasive plants.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Caseolus subcalliferus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T3998A10282635. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T3998A10282635.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Caseolus subcalliferus (Reeve, 1854). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1049974 on 2022-07-21
- Bank, R. A.; Neubert, E. (2017). Checklist of the land and freshwater Gastropoda of Europe. Last update: July 16, 2017