Species

BackCanariella plutonia (R.T. Lowe, 1861)

Canariella plutonia (R.T. Lowe, 1861)

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Hygromiidae
LC Least Concern
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):
Canaries

Assessor/s:
Groh, K. & Neubert, E.

Reviewer/s:
Cuttelod, A. & Bilz, M.

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Assessment Rationale:

This species is relatively widespread and there is no known major threat. It is therefore considered to be Least Concern (LC).

Geographic Range:

This species is widespread on Fuerteventura, Lanzarote including the smaller islands in the north.

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
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Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

There are no data on the population size or trend.

Habitat and Ecology

This species lives in the dry temperate shrub vegetation (Piso basal).

Major Threat(s):

Potential threats to this species are destruction of the habitat by grazing, urbanisation, and road construction. However the destruction of the entire habitat is not very likely.

Conservation Actions

Parts of the subpopulations are under local conservation schemes.