Leiostyla abbreviata
Leiostyla abbreviata is an extinct species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Lauriidae. It is one of several species sometimes referred as Madeiran land snail.
| Leiostyla abbreviata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Order: | Stylommatophora |
| Family: | Lauriidae |
| Genus: | Leiostyla |
| Species: | L. abbreviata |
| Binomial name | |
| Leiostyla abbreviata (R. T. Lowe, 1852) | |
It is mentioned in annexes II and IV of Habitats Directive.
Leiostyla abbreviata was listed as Critically endangered in the 1996 IUCN Red List,[1] but it is considered to be extinct.[1]
References
- Seddon, M.B. (2011). "Leiostyla abbreviata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011: e.T11455A3278905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T11455A3278905.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
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