Actinella actinophora

Actinella actinophora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily: Helicoidea
Family: Hygromiidae
Genus: Actinella
Species: A. actinophora
Binomial name
Actinella actinophora
(R.T. Lowe, 1831)

Actinella actinophora is a species of land snail in the family Hygromiidae, the hairy snails and their allies. It is endemic to Madeira, where it occurs on two islands of the archipelago.[1]

This snail lives in deep, moist leaf litter. It can be found in laurisilva habitat in mountainous areas and on coastal grasslands. Some subpopulations are threatened by habitat degradation, while others are more protected.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Seddon, M.B. 2013. Actinella actinophora. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. Downloaded on 08 September 2014.
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