Cylichnidia ovuliformis

Cylichnidia ovuliformis is a species of land snail in the family Ferussaciidae.[2] It is endemic to Madeira, where it is known only from Porto Santo Island.[1]

Cylichnidia ovuliformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia

clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora

informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:
Achatinoidea
Family:
Ferussaciidae
Genus:
Cylichnidia
Species:
C. ovuliformis
Binomial name
Cylichnidia ovuliformis
(R.T. Lowe, 1831)

The snail has been recorded at five sites on mountain slopes on the island. It lives on the ground, often under rocks, logs, and leaf litter. In some places it is threatened by habitat disturbance from nearby plantations.[1]

References
  1. Seddon, M.B. (2017). "Cylichnidia ovuliformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T6059A85575199. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T6059A85575199.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. Cylichnidia ovuliformis (R. T. Lowe, 1831). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 19 December 2018.


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