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BackHemicycla laurijona Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007

Hemicycla laurijona Alonso & Ibáñez, 2007

  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum:
  • Class: Mollusca
  • Order: Gastropoda
  • Family: Helicidae
NT Near Treatened
IUCN Red List Status:

Countries of Occurrence:
Spain - Canaries

Archipelago(s):

Assessor/s:

Reviewer/s:
Neubert, E. & Ward, J.

Contributor/s:
Groh, K.

Facilitators / Compilers/s:


Assessment Rationale:

The species occurs within La Gomera's protected areas. It has a restricted area of occupancy (AOO is less than 20 km2) and is known from eight locations with 14 sites. However, the population is thought to be stable and there are no identified threats to the species. Therefore it is assessed as Near Threatened (NT), almost meeting criteria B.

Geographic Range:

This species, described in 2007 by Alonso, M. and Ibanez, M., is endemic to the central and northern parts of La Gomera, between 700 and 1,280 m asl. There are eight known locations with 14 sites. The extent of occurrence is 125 km² and the area of occupancy is thought to be less than 20 km².

Regions:
Spain - Canaries
Extent of Occurrence (EOO):
(km2)
Area of Occupancy (AOO):
10-19 (km2)
Elevation Lower Limit:
700 (m)
Elevation Upper Limit:
1280 (m)
Biogeographic Realms:
Paleartic
Presence:
Extant
Origin:
Endemic Canaries
Seasonality:
Resident

Population:

The population is stable.

Habitat and Ecology

The species is found in Laurisilva forests.

Major Threat(s):

Any threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions

The species occurs within La Gomera's protected areas. No further conservation actions are required.